Published Date: 2013-09-26 23:48:22
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV - Eastern Mediterranean (73): global reviews
Archive Number: 20130926.1969696
Excerpt:
[1] Global review - Eurosurveillance
Date: 26 Sep 2013
Source: Eurosurveillance 2013: 18(39), Article 3 [edited]
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20596
Of 129 cases with available information on transmission, 33 (26 percent)
were possible nosocomial transmissions, 15 of these cases were
healthcare workers (HCW). 17 of the 23 cases reported as HCW were
female.
The overall CFR among the 133 cases is 45 percent on [25 Sep 2013].
Among symptomatic cases the CFR decreased from 23 of 40 cases (58
percent) in March to May to 21 of 77 (27 percent) in June to September
2013.
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