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Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016-March 2019.

Alzahrani, Abdullah; Kujawski, Stephanie A; Abedi, Glen R; Tunkar, Safaa; Biggs, Holly M; Alghawi, Nada; Jokhdar, Hani; Assiri, Abdullah M; Watson, John T.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(7): 1571-1574, 2020 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-610771

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During March 2016-March 2019, a total of 200,936 suspected cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection were identified in Saudi Arabia; infections were confirmed in 698 cases (0.3% [0.7/100,000 population per year]). Continued surveillance is necessary for early case detection and timely infection control response.

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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Population Surveillance/methods , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Contact Tracing , Disease Outbreaks , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Middle Aged , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus , Saudi Arabia/epidemiology , Young Adult

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