Al-Tawfiq Jaffar A, Memish Ziad A
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Expert Rev Respir Med. 2015 Jun;9(3):327-35. doi: 10.1586/17476348.2015.1027689. Epub 2015 Mar 19.
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first recognized in 2012 and since then has resulted in cases in 23 countries in four continents. The majority of these cases were reported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The disease caused a spectrum of illness, from asymptomatic to severe and possibly fatal disease. Recent studies showed that the transmission of MERS-CoV among family contacts remains relatively low. Currently, there are no approved vaccines or therapeutics for MERS-CoV.
中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒（MERS-CoV）于2012年首次被确认，自那时起已在四大洲的23个国家出现病例。这些病例大多来自沙特阿拉伯王国。该疾病可导致一系列病症，从无症状感染到严重甚至可能致命的疾病。最近的研究表明，MERS-CoV在家庭接触者之间的传播率仍然相对较低。目前，尚无获批用于MERS-CoV的疫苗或治疗方法。
