Author: Assiri, Abdullah M.; Biggs, Holly M.; Abedi, Glen R.; Lu, Xiaoyan; Bin Saeed, Abdulaziz; Abdalla, Osman; Mohammed, Mutaz; Al-Abdely, Hail M.; Algarni, Homoud S.; Alhakeem, Raafat F.; Almasri, Malak M.; Alsharef, Ali A.; Nooh, Randa; Erdman, Dean D.; Gerber, Susan I.; Watson, John T.
Title: Increase in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus Cases in Saudi Arabia Linked to Hospital Outbreak With Continued Circulation of Recombinant Virus, July 1–August 31, 2015 Document date: 2016_8_3
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Snippet: Twenty-nine (20%) of 143 cases were not linked to Hospital A, and, of these, 17 (59%) were secondary cases, including 5 (17%) healthcare personnel, 10 (34%) with healthcare contact during the exposure period, and 2 (7%) close contacts of MERS cases. Limited transmission was documented at 3 healthcare facilities in addition to Hospital A during August. Eight (6%) of 143 cases were classified as sporadic after telephone interview. Sporadic cases ra.....
Document: Twenty-nine (20%) of 143 cases were not linked to Hospital A, and, of these, 17 (59%) were secondary cases, including 5 (17%) healthcare personnel, 10 (34%) with healthcare contact during the exposure period, and 2 (7%) close contacts of MERS cases. Limited transmission was documented at 3 healthcare facilities in addition to Hospital A during August. Eight (6%) of 143 cases were classified as sporadic after telephone interview. Sporadic cases ranged in age from 35 to 91 years, 7 of 8 were male, and residence was reported from 6 regions: 3 from Riyadh and 1 each from Makkah, Eastern, Qasim, Asir, and Najran (Supplementary Table) . Six (4%) of 143 cases were labeled unknown, including 3 not reachable by telephone and 3 whose exposures remained unknown after proxy interviews.
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