Abstract

Background: Saudi Arabia was first to report MERS-CoV in the middle east region in 2012. Several outbreaks had occurred since that time and still occur. In August,2017 an outbreak of MERS-CoV at Al-Jouf province in Saudi Arabia possibly linked to an index case who admitted to hospital while infectious.

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  • Saudi Arabia was first to report MERS-CoV in the middle east region in 2012

  • In August,2017 an outbreak of MERS-CoV at Al-Jouf province in Saudi Arabia possibly linked to an index case who admitted to hospital while infectious

  • Information was collected by interviewing infection control team, outbreak team at hospital, local MERS-CoV coordinator and by observing most relevant sections at hospital

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Introduction

Saudi Arabia was first to report MERS-CoV in the middle east region in 2012. Several outbreaks had occurred since that time and still occur. Background: Saudi Arabia was first to report MERS-CoV in the middle east region in 2012. Several outbreaks had occurred since that time and still occur.

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