Global seasonal occurrence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 3913-3918

  Nassar, M S ^a   Bakhrebah, M A ^a   Meo, S A ^b   Alsuabeyl, M S ^a   Zaher, W A ^c,d  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Abu Dhabi Health Services Co   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Coronavirus; MERS; Mers co virus; Prevalence; Seasonal occurrence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE BURDEN; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; GLOBAL HEALTH; SEASON; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; SEASONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85051129302     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: 22840729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev-201806-15276     Document Type: Article

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