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cord-288589-bt9429bh	Habibzadeh, Farrokh	Hadj ritual and risk of a pandemic	2013-12-31		.txt	text/plain	535	31	61	However, since November 2012, Saudi Arabia has also hosted a new fatal viral infection: the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The first known occurrence of MERS-CoV in human was reported in a patient with severe acute respiratory infection in April 2012, in Jordan. There are many reasons to convince us that MERS-CoV represents a high risk: a deadly virus that can be transmitted from person to person, a mass gathering of millions of people from different parts of the world at the epicenter of the infection, an incubation period that provides enough time for pilgrims to return home and disseminate the virus, ceremonies that place relatives and friends in close contact with infected individuals when they return, and signs and symptoms that can easily be mistaken for common postpilgrimage flu-like syndromes. Clinical features and viral diagnosis of two cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a report of nosocomial transmission Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), update	./cache/cord-288589-bt9429bh.txt	./txt/cord-288589-bt9429bh.txt