Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission in Extended Family, Saudi Arabia, 2014

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission in Extended Family, Saudi Arabia, 2014

Risk factors for human-to-human transmission of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are largely unknown. After MERS-CoV infections occurred in an extended family in Saudi Arabia in 2014, relatives were tested by using real-time reverse transcription PCR (rRT-PCR) and serologic me...

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Main Authors: M. Allison Arwady, Basem M. Alraddadi, Colin Basler, Esam I. Azhar, Eltayb Abuelzein, Abdulfattah I. Sindy, Bakr M. Bin Sadiq, Abdulhakeem O. Althaqafi, Omaima Shabouni, Ayman Banjar, Lia M. Haynes, Susan I. Gerber, Daniel R. Feikin, Tariq A. Madani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
disease transmission
infectious
serologic tests
RT-PCR
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/15-2015_article

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