MERS coronavirus: Data gaps for laboratory preparedness
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State of Knowledge and Data Gaps of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Humans
BACKGROUND Between September 2012 and 22 October 2013, 144 laboratory-confirmed and 17 probable MERS-CoV cases from nine countries were notified to WHO. METHODS We summarize what is known about the epidemiology, virology, phylogeny and emergence of MERS-CoV to inform public health policies. RESULTS The median age of patients (n=161) was 50 years (range 14 months to 94 years), 64.5% were mal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Virology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1386-6532
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.10.030