Covid-19 in the shadows of MERS-CoV in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 1-3

  Barry, Mazin ^a   Al Amri, Maha ^b   Memish, Ziad A ^c,d,e  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^d ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COVID 19; MERS CoV; SARS CoV 2; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH WORKFORCE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CIVIL DEFENSE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAVEL; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

COVID-19;

CHINA; CIVIL DEFENSE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAVEL;

EID: 85081971948     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: 22106014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2991/jegh.k.200218.003     Document Type: Article

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