Abstract
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first identified in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in 2012. On the 12th of February 2019, the Ministry of Health (MOH) represented by the Control and Command Center (CCC) reported an increase in MERS-CoV cases in Wadi Al-Dawasir Province, KSA, which in conjunction with the camel mating season. The CCC confirmed that the epidemiological surveillance field teams at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) have detected a number of positive samples of MERS-CoV in camels. This case study aims to develop the capacity of trainees in the processes of public health infection control and prevention, based on a MERS-CoV outbreak investigation in Wadi Aldawasir - KSA. This case study is designed for the training of basic level field epidemiology trainees or any other health care workers working in public health-related fields. It can be administered in 3-4 hours. Used as adjunct training material, the case study provides the trainees with competencies in investigating an outbreak in preparation for the actual real-life experience of such outbreaks.
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