Differences in the seasonality of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza in the Middle East. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Daihai; Chiu, Alice P.Y.; Lin, Qianying; Cowling, Benjamin J.
• Is Part Of: International journal of infectious diseases. Volume 40(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 15
• Page End: 16
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.09.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1201-9712

Abstract

Highlights: It was found that the first two major waves of weekly laboratory confirmations of MERS-CoV cases closely followed the seasonal epidemic waves of influenza A in the Middle East. This finding is important to revealing the mechanisms behind the seasonality of MERS-CoV in the Middle East.