Link to Pubmed [PMID] – 31264567
Link to DOI – 10.3201/eid2509.190143
Emerg Infect Dis 2019 09; 25(9): 1758-1760
Since 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has infected 2,442 persons worldwide. Case-based data analysis suggests that since 2016, as many as 1,465 cases and 293-520 deaths might have been averted. Efforts to reduce the global MERS threat are working, but countries must maintain vigilance to prevent further infections.