Hospital Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

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Authors

Abdullah M. Assiri · Ministry of Health

Allison McGeer

Trish M. Perl

Connie Price

Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah

Abstract

Person-to-person transmission of MERS-CoV can occur in health care settings and may be associated with considerable morbidity. Surveillance and infection-control measures are critical to a global public health response.

Topics & Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 epidemiological studies Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 369, Issue 5, pp. 407-416

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1306742

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