Saeed Abdulaziz A Bin, Abedi Glen R, Alzahrani Abdullah G, Salameh Iyad, Abdirizak Fatima, Alhakeem Raafat, Algarni Homoud, El Nil Osman A, Mohammed Mutaz, Assiri Abdullah M, Alabdely Hail M, Watson John T, Gerber Susan I
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Apr;23(4):682-685. doi: 10.3201/eid2304.161793.
Saudi Arabia has reported >80% of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases worldwide. During April 2015-February 2016, Saudi Arabia identified and tested 57,363 persons (18.4/10,000 residents) with suspected MERS-CoV infection; 384 (0.7%) tested positive. Robust, extensive, and timely surveillance is critical for limiting virus transmission.
沙特阿拉伯报告了全球超过80%的中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒(MERS-CoV)病例。在2015年4月至2016年2月期间,沙特阿拉伯对57363名有中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒感染疑似症状的人员(每10000名居民中有18.4人)进行了识别和检测;其中384人(0.7%)检测呈阳性。强有力、广泛且及时的监测对于限制病毒传播至关重要。