MERS Spotlight - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

MERS Spotlight - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC

EID has been publishing papers on MERS from the time of its recognition In 2013

MERS is an illness caused by a virus called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS affects the respiratory system. Most MERS patients developed severe acute respiratory illness with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath. Health officials first reported the disease in Saudi Arabia in September 2012. Through retrospective investigations, health officials later identified that the first known cases of MERS occurred in Jordan in April 2012. MERS-CoV has spread from people with the virus to others through close contact, such as caring for or living with an infected person.

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MERS Manuscripts

2017

Infection, Replication, and Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Alpacas
D. R. Adney et al. (2017 Volume 23, Number 6)

Experimental Infection and Response to Rechallenge of Alpacas with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
G. Crameri et al. (2017 Volume 23, Number 6)

MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013–2014
A. M. Liljander et al. (2017 Volume 23, Number 6)

Antibody Response and Disease Severity in Healthcare Worker MERS Survivors
A. N. Alshukairi et al. (2017 Volume 23, Number 6)

MERS-CoV Infection of Alpaca in a Region Where MERS-CoV is Endemic
C. Reusken et al. (2017 Volume 23, Number 6)

Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015–February 2016 
A. Saeed et al. (2017 Volume 23, Number 4)

Livestock Susceptibility to Infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
J. Vergara-Alert et al. (2017 Volume 23, Number 2)

2016

Time Course of MERS-CoV Infection and Immunity in Dromedary Camels
B. Meyer et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 12)

Exposures among MERS Case-Patients, Saudi Arabia, January–February 2016
R. F. Alhakeem et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 11)

Risk Factors for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection among Healthcare Personnel
B. M. Alraddadi et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 11)

Pandemic
J. B. Nuzzo (2016 Volume 22, Number 10)

Estimation of Severe Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Cases in the Middle East, 2012–2016
J. J. O’Hagan et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 10)

Viral RNA in Blood as Indicator of Severe Outcome in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection
S. Kim et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 10)

Persistence of Antibodies against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
D. C. Payne et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 10)

Contact Tracing for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, China, 2015
M. Kang et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 9)

Feasibility of Using Convalescent Plasma Immunotherapy for MERS-CoV Infection, Saudi Arabia
Y. M. Arabi et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 9)

Toward Developing a Preventive MERS-CoV Vaccine—Report from a Workshop Organized by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health and the International Vaccine Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 14–15, 2015
J. Excler et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 8)

Development of Medical Countermeasures to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
T. M. Uyeki et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 7)

Response to Emergence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013–2014
F. Al Hosani et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 7)

MERS-CoV Infection of Alpaca in a Region Where MERS-CoV is Endemic
C. Reusken et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 6)

Antibody Response and Disease Severity in Healthcare Worker MERS Survivors
A. N. Alshukairi et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 6)

Experimental Infection and Response to Rechallenge of Alpacas with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
G. Crameri et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 6)

MERS-CoV Antibodies in Humans, Africa, 2013–2014
A. M. Liljander et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 6)

Infection, Replication, and Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Alpacas
D. R. Adney et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 6)

Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome at Tertiary Care Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2014
D. L. Hastings et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 5)

Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections in Healthcare Settings, Abu Dhabi
J. C. Hunter et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 4)

Exportations of Symptomatic Cases of MERS-CoV Infection to Countries outside the Middle East
C. Carias et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 4)

Deletion Variants of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus from Humans, Jordan, 2015
M. M. Lamers et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 4)

Association between Severity of MERS-CoV Infection and Incubation Period
V. Virlogeux et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 3)

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus during Pregnancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013
A. Malik et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 3)

Absence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Camelids, Kazakhstan, 2015
E. Miguel et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 3)

Microevolution of Outbreak-Associated Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, South Korea, 2015
M. Seong et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 2)

Multifacility Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in Taif, Saudi Arabia
A. M. Assiri et al.  (2016 Volume 22, Number 1)

Risk Factors for Primary Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Illness in Humans, Saudi Arabia, 2014
B. Alraddadi et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 1)

Variations in Spike Glycoprotein Gene of MERS-CoV, South Korea, 2015
D. Kim et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 1)

Objective Determination of End of MERS Outbreak, South Korea, 2015
H. Nishiura et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 1)

2015

Laboratory Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, California, USA, 2013–2014
M. Shahkarami et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 9)

Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus–Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014 M. Mollers et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 9)

Acute Respiratory Infections in Travelers Returning from MERS-CoV–Affected Areas M. German et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 9)

Occupational Exposure to Dromedaries and Risk for MERS-CoV Infection, Qatar, 2013–2014
C.B.E.M. Resuken et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 8)

Human–Bat Interactions in Rural West Africa
P. Anti et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 8)

Lack of Transmission among Close Contacts of Patient with Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome into the United States, 2014
L. Breakwell et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 7)

MERS-CoV in Upper Respiratory Tract and Lungs of Dromedary Camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013–2014
A. Khalafalla et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 7)

Evaluation of Patients under Investigation for MERS-CoV Infection, United States, January 2013–October 2014
E. Schneider et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 7)

Absence of MERS-Coronavirus in Bactrian Camels, Southern Mongolia, November 2014
S. Chan et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 7)

Acute Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in Livestock Dromedaries, Dubai, 2014
U. Wernery et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 6)

Lack of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission from Infected Camels
M. Hemida et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 4)

Outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome at Tertiary Care Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2014
D. L. Hastings et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 5)

Influenza A and B Viruses but Not MERS-CoV in Hajj Pilgrims, Austria, 2014
J. Aberle et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 4)

Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections in Iran, 2014
J. Yavarian et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 2)                                                                   

Serologic Assessment of Possibility for MERS-CoV Infection in Equids
B. Meyer et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 1)

2014

Replication and Shedding of MERS-CoV in Upper Respiratory Tract of Inoculated Dromedary Camels
D. Adney et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 12)

MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Camels, Eastern Africa, 1983–1997
M. Müller et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 12)

Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections, Tunisia, 2013
F. Abroug et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 9)

Enhanced MERS Coronavirus Surveillance of Travelers from the Middle East to England
H. L. Thomas et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 9)

Geographic Distribution of MERS Coronavirus among Dromedary Camels, Africa
C.B.E.M. Reusken et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 8)

Isolation of MERS Coronavirus from a Dromedary Camel, Qatar, 2014
V.S. Raj et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 8)

Antibodies against MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Kenya, 1992–2013
V.M. Corman et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 8)

MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camel Herd, Saudi Arabia
M. Hemida et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 7)

Stability of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Milk
N. van Doremalen et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 7)

MERS–Related Betacoronavirus in Vespertilio superans Bats, China
L. Yang et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 7)

Unraveling the Mysteries of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
J. Watson et al. (2014 Volume 20. Number 6)

MERS Coronaviruses in Dromedary Camels, Egypt
D.K.W. Chu et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 6)

Human Infection with MERS Coronavirus after Exposure to Infected Camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013
Z.A. Memish et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 6)

Antibodies against MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, United Arab Emirates, 2003 and 2013
B. Meyer et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 4)

Contact Investigation for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Germany
A. Reuss et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 4)

Novel Betacoronavirus in Dromedaries of the Middle East, 2013
P.C.Y. Woo et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 4)

Lack of MERS Coronavirus but Prevalence of Influenza Virus in French Pilgrims after 2013 Hajj
P. Gautret et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 4)

Replicative Capacity of MERS Coronavirus in Livestock Cell Lines
I. Eckerle et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 2)

2013

Lack of MERS Coronavirus Neutralizing Antibodies in Humans, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
S. Gierer et al. (2013 Volume 19, Number 12)

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bats, Saudi Arabia
Z. Memish et al. (2013 Volume 19, Number 11)

Close Relative of Human Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Bat, South Africa
N.L. Ithete et al. (2013 Volume 19, Number 10)

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

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