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SUBMITTER: Darling ND
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113019 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Darling N D ND Poss D E DE Schoelen M P MP Metcalf-Kelly M M Hill S E SE Harris S S
Epidemiology and infection 20171024 15
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is caused by a novel coronavirus discovered in 2012. Since then, 1806 cases, including 564 deaths, have been reported by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and affected countries as of 1 June 2016. Previous literature attributed increases in MERS-CoV transmission to camel breeding season as camels are likely the reservoir for the virus. However, this literature review and subsequent analysis indicate a lack of seasonality. A retrospectiv ...[more]