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cord-309081-v098m4dc	Bin Saeed, Abdulaziz A.	Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015–February 2016	2017-04-17		.txt	text/plain	1514	81	51	title: Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015–February 2016 Saudi Arabia has reported >80% of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases worldwide. During April 2015–February 2016, Saudi Arabia identified and tested 57,363 persons (18.4/10,000 residents) with suspected MERS-CoV infection; 384 (0.7%) tested positive. In Saudi Arabia, persons who should be tested for MERS-CoV include suspect case-patients who meet at least 1 of 4 case definition categories (online Technical Appendix Table, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/23/4/16-1793-Techapp1. In addition to suspected cases, testing is recommended for close contacts of persons with confirmed MERS-CoV infection, regardless of symptoms, and can also be requested at the discretion of an infectious disease consultant. Since March 7, 2015, official reporting of cases referred for MERS-CoV testing in Saudi Arabia has exclusively been documented through the Health Electronic Surveillance Network (HESN). Confirmed MERS case-patients represented <1% of all tested persons in Saudi Arabia.	./cache/cord-309081-v098m4dc.txt	./txt/cord-309081-v098m4dc.txt