During March 2016-March 2019, a total of 200,936 suspected cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection were identified in Saudi Arabia; infections were confirmed in 698 cases (0.3% [0.7/100,000 population per year]). Continued surveillance is necessary for early case detection and timely infection control response.
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Alzahrani, A., Kujawski, S. A., Abedi, G. R., Tunkar, S., Biggs, H. M., Alghawi, N., … Watson, J. T. (2020). Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016-March 2019. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(7), 1571–1574. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2607.200437
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