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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(16)31100-6/abstract
Prevalence of Comorbidities in the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Alaa Badawi, Seung Gwan Ryoo
Open Access Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.015
Highlights
?This is a study on the prevalence of chronic diseases in 637 severe MERS-CoV cases.
?Diabetes and hypertension are equally prevalent in ∼50% of the severe cases.
?Cardiac diseases and obesity are present in 30% and 16% of the cases, respectively.
?Chronic diseases, in addition to MERS-CoV, further impair the host's innate immunity.
?Public health vaccination for MERS-CoV should target subjects with chronic disorders...
Prevalence of Comorbidities in the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Alaa Badawi, Seung Gwan Ryoo
Open Access Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.015
Highlights
?This is a study on the prevalence of chronic diseases in 637 severe MERS-CoV cases.
?Diabetes and hypertension are equally prevalent in ∼50% of the severe cases.
?Cardiac diseases and obesity are present in 30% and 16% of the cases, respectively.
?Chronic diseases, in addition to MERS-CoV, further impair the host's innate immunity.
?Public health vaccination for MERS-CoV should target subjects with chronic disorders...