id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-266260-t02jngq0 Ramshaw, Rebecca E. A database of geopositioned Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus occurrences 2019-12-13 .txt text/plain 7238 449 44 As a World Health Organization Research and Development Blueprint priority pathogen, there is a need to better understand the geographic distribution of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and its potential to infect mammals and humans. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged as a global health concern in 2012 when the first human case was documented in Saudi Arabia 1 . Previous literature reviews have looked at healthcare-associated outbreaks 9 , importation events resulting in secondary cases 10, 11 , occurrences among dromedary camels 12, 13 , or to summarize current knowledge and knowledge gaps of MERS-CoV 14, 15 . This database seeks fill gaps in literature and build upon existing notification data by enhancing the geographic resolution of MERS-CoV data and providing occurrences of both mammal and environmental detections in addition to human cases. First cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in France, investigations and implications for the prevention of human-to-human transmission ./cache/cord-266260-t02jngq0.txt ./txt/cord-266260-t02jngq0.txt