Infectious diseases epidemic threats and mass gatherings: refocusing global attention on the continuing spread of the Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

Zumla, Alimuddin; Alagaili, Abdulaziz N; Cotten, Matthew; Azhar, Esam I

Zumla, Alimuddin; Alagaili, Abdulaziz N; Cotten, Matthew; Azhar, Esam I.

Affiliation

Zumla A; Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK. a.zumla@ucl.ac.uk.
Alagaili AN; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. a.zumla@ucl.ac.uk.
Cotten M; KSU Mammals Research Chair, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Azhar EI; Viroscience Department, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

BMC Med ; 14(1): 132, 2016 09 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27604081

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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control; Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control; Epidemics/prevention & control; Global Health; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; Attention; Communicable Diseases/epidemiology; Communicable Diseases/transmission; Communicable Diseases, Emerging/epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging/prevention & control; Communicable Diseases, Emerging/transmission; Coronavirus Infections/transmission; Humans; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus/isolation & purification; Saudi Arabia/epidemiology; Travel

Key words

Control; Epidemic transmission; Hajj; Infectious diseases; MERS-CoV; Mass gathering

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Global Health / Disease Outbreaks / Coronavirus Infections / Epidemics / Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: BMC Med Journal subject: MEDICINA Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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