Estimating Potential Incidence of MERS-CoV Associated with Hajj Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, 2014

Between March and June 2014 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) had a large outbreak of MERS-CoV, renewing fears of a major outbreak during the Hajj this October. Using KSA Ministry of Health data, the MERS-CoV Scenario and Modeling Working Group forecast incidence under three scenarios. In the expect...

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Main Authors: Lessler, Justin, Rodriguez-Barraquer, Isabel, Cummings, Derek A.T., Garske, Tini, Van Kerkhove, Maria, Mills, Harriet, Truelove, Shaun, Hakeem, Rafat, Albarrak, Ali, Ferguson, Neil M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4323406/