Editorial
Person-to-person spread of the MERS coronavirus - An evolving picture
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol.369(5), pp.466-467
2013
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1308724
PMID: 23902487
Abstract
Approximately 1 year ago, a novel coronavirus, the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), was first identified in the Journal as the causative agent of a lethal pneumonia in several patients in the Middle East. 1 As of July 10, 2013, a total of 80 cases have been identified in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates), Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany), and North Africa (Tunisia), with a case fatality rate of 56%. Since this coronavirus is a close relative of the virus that caused the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a short-lived but ...
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Person-to-person spread of the MERS coronavirus - An evolving picture
- Creators
- Stanley PerlmanPaul B McCray Jr
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Publication Details
- New England Journal of Medicine, Vol.369(5), pp.466-467
- DOI
- 10.1056/NEJMe1308724
- PMID
- 23902487
- NLM abbreviation
- N Engl J Med
- ISSN
- 1533-4406
- eISSN
- 1533-4406
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2013
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Pulmonary Medicine; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Infectious Disease (Pediatrics); Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983777469702771
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