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Risk of global spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) via the air transport network

2016; Oxford University Press; Volume: 23; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jtm/taw063

ISSN

1708-8305

Autores

Lauren Gardner, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, C. Raina MacIntyre,

Tópico(s)

Travel-related health issues

Resumo

Background: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 2012 and has since spread to 26 countries. All cases reported so far have either been in the Middle East or linked to the region through passenger air travel, with the largest outbreak outside KSA occurring in South Korea. Further international spread is likely due to the high travel volumes of global travel, as well as the occurrence of large annual mass gathering such as the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages that take place in the region.

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