MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Since June 2012, Saudi Arabia reported 946 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome corona-virus [MERS-CoV] including at least 370 related deaths [CFR 39%]. This represent over 88% of all MERS-CoV cases reported globally. During the current year since 01 January till date, a total of 117 laboratory-confirmed cases including 48 related deaths [CFR 41%] were reported from Saudi Arabia. At-least four small scale hospital outbreaks have also been reported from MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia during the first two months of the current year