| descriptive epidemiology and characteristics of confirmed cases of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in the makkah region of saudi arabia, march to june 2014. | describe the epidemiology and characteristics of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (mers-cov), which are essential for control and treatment. | 2016 | 26409794 |
| middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (mers-cov) infections in two returning travellers in the netherlands, may 2014. | two patients, returning to the netherlands from pilgrimage in medina and mecca, kingdom of saudi arabia, were diagnosed with middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (mers-cov) infection in may 2014. the source and mode of transmission have not yet been determined. hospital-acquired infection and community-acquired infection are both possible. | 2014 | 24906375 |
| investigation of anti-middle east respiratory syndrome antibodies in blood donors and slaughterhouse workers in jeddah and makkah, saudi arabia, fall 2012. | middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (mers-cov) is a novel, potentially zoonotic human coronavirus (hcov). we investigated mers-cov antibodies using a staged approach involving an immunofluorescence assay (ifa), a differential recombinant ifa, and a plaque-reduction serum neutralization assay. in 130 blood donors sampled during 2012 in jeddah and 226 slaughterhouse workers sampled in october 2012 in jeddah and makkah, saudi arabia, 8 reactive sera were seen in ifa but were resolved to be ... | 2014 | 24218504 |