MERS transmission and risk factors: a systematic review

JE Park, S Jung, A Kim, JE Park - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Since Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) infection was first
reported in 2012, many studies have analysed its transmissibility and severity. However, the …

MERS coronavirus outbreak: Implications for emerging viral infections

A Al-Omari, AA Rabaan, S Salih, JA Al-Tawfiq… - … and infectious disease, 2019 - Elsevier
In September 2012, a novel coronavirus was isolated from a patient who died in Saudi
Arabia after presenting with acute respiratory distress and acute kidney injury. Analysis …

The decreasing incidence of acute appendicitis during COVID-19: a retrospective multi-centre study

J Tankel, A Keinan, O Blich, M Koussa, B Helou… - World journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background As the novel coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) spreads, a decrease in the
number of patients with acute appendicitis (AA) has been noted in our institutions. The aim …

Evaluation of Phi6 persistence and suitability as an enveloped virus surrogate

N Aquino de Carvalho, EN Stachler… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Recent outbreaks involving enveloped viruses, such as Ebola virus, have raised questions
regarding the persistence of enveloped viruses in the water environment. Efforts have been …

Comparison of confirmed COVID‐19 with SARS and MERS cases‐Clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, radiographic signs and outcomes: a systematic review …

A Pormohammad, S Ghorbani… - Reviews in Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Within this large‐scale study, we compared clinical symptoms, laboratory
findings, radiographic signs, and outcomes of COVID‐19, SARS, and MERS to find unique …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in MERS-CoV vaccines and therapeutics based on the receptor-binding domain

Y Zhou, Y Yang, J Huang, S Jiang, L Du - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an infectious virus
that was first reported in 2012. The MERS-CoV genome encodes four major structural …

A comparative study of clinical presentation and risk factors for adverse outcome in patients hospitalised with acute respiratory disease due to MERS coronavirus or …

MA Garbati, SF Fagbo, VJ Fang, L Skakni, M Joseph… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Middle East Respiratory syndrome (MERS) first emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and
remains a global health concern. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical …

Healthcare-associated infections: the hallmark of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus with review of the literature

JA Al-Tawfiq, PG Auwaerter - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2019 - Elsevier
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is capable of causing acute
respiratory illness. Laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV cases may be asymptomatic, have mild …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal clustering of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) incidence in Saudi Arabia, 2012–2019

K Al-Ahmadi, S Alahmadi, A Al-Zahrani - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a great public health concern
globally. Although 83% of the globally confirmed cases have emerged in Saudi Arabia, the …

What have we learned about Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus emergence in humans? A systematic literature review

P Dawson, MR Malik, F Parvez… - Vector-Borne and …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first
identified in humans in 2012. A systematic literature review was conducted to synthesize …