MERS-CoV as an emerging respiratory illness: a review of prevention methods

S Baharoon, ZA Memish - Travel medicine and infectious disease, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus Virus (MERS-CoV) first emerged
from Saudi Arabia in 2012 and has since been recognized as a significant human …

Asymptomatic Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection: Extent and implications for infection control: A systematic review

JA Al-Tawfiq, P Gautret - Travel medicine and infectious disease, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
emerged in 2012 and attracted an international attention as the virus caused multiple …

Development of label-free colorimetric assay for MERS-CoV using gold nanoparticles

H Kim, M Park, J Hwang, JH Kim, DR Chung, K Lee… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Worldwide outbreaks of infectious diseases necessitate the development of rapid and
accurate diagnostic methods. Colorimetric assays are a representative tool to simply identify …

[HTML][HTML] Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection dynamics and antibody responses among clinically diverse patients, Saudi Arabia

HM Al-Abdely, CM Midgley, AM Alkhamis… - Emerging infectious …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) shedding and antibody
responses are not fully understood, particularly in relation to underlying medical conditions …

[HTML][HTML] MERS: Progress on the global response, remaining challenges and the way forward

R Aguanno, A ElIdrissi, AA Elkholy, PB Embarek… - Antiviral research, 2018 - Elsevier
This article summarizes progress in research on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
since a FAO-OIE-WHO Global Technical Meeting held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva on …

Nosocomial outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus: A phylogenetic, epidemiological, clinical and infection control analysis

M Barry, MVT Phan, L Akkielah, F Al-Majed… - Travel Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
continues to cause intermittent community and nosocomial outbreaks. Obtaining data on …

A review of asymptomatic and subclinical Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections

R Grant, MR Malik, A Elkholy… - Epidemiologic …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
since 2012 has been largely characterized by recurrent zoonotic spillover from dromedary …

[HTML][HTML] Transmissibility of MERS-CoV infection in closed setting, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2015

MD Van Kerkhove, S Alaswad, A Assiri… - Emerging infectious …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To investigate a cluster of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) cases in a women-only
dormitory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in October 2015, we collected epidemiologic information …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus intermittent positive cases: implications for infection control

SH Alfaraj, JA Al-Tawfiq, ZA Memish - American Journal of Infection Control, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) continues to be
reported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data on the phenomenon of intermittent positive …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: Virology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology

K McIntosh, M Hirsch, A Thorner - UpToDate. Waltham, MA, USA …, 2017 - uptodate.com
In September 2012, a case of novel coronavirus infection was reported involving a man in
Saudi Arabia who was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia and acute kidney injury in …