Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus during Pregnancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013
MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Pregnancy, WHO, World Health Organization, UAE
As of June 19, 2015, the World Health Organization had received 1,338 notifications of laboratory-confirmed infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Little is known about the course of or treatment for MERS-CoV in pregnant women. We report a fatal case of MERS-CoV in a pregnant woman administered combination ribavirin–peginterferon-α therapy.
Asim Malik, Karim Medhat El Masry, Mini Ravi, Falak Sayed
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine