id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-354272-99vw735a DARLING, N. D. Retrospective, epidemiological cluster analysis of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemic using open source data 2017-10-24 .txt text/plain 3548 154 49 title: Retrospective, epidemiological cluster analysis of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) epidemic using open source data In an effort to better understand the patterns of transmission, a retrospective analysis of epidemiological clusters identified throughout the ongoing MERS-CoV epidemic was conducted using open-source data. Several key search terms were utilized to capture all cluster-related literature, including 'MERS-CoV', 'nosocomial', 'cluster', 'transmission', 'superspreader', 'contact tracing', and 'healthcare worker'. An exported cluster was defined as any cluster that resulted from verified travel of an index case (from an area of known MERS-CoV transmission) within one incubation period (14 days) of symptom onset. If a case was reported from the city during the estimated time in which there was ongoing nosocomial transmission, had no travel or camel exposure in the 14 days prior to illness onset, and had no known household contact with a confirmed MERS-CoV case, the case was included in the case count for that particular nosocomial cluster. ./cache/cord-354272-99vw735a.txt ./txt/cord-354272-99vw735a.txt