Climate factors and incidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Journal of Infection and Public Health2019Vol. 13(5), pp. 704–708
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus, MERS-CoV, is influenced by climate conditions with increasing incidence between April and August. High temperature, high ultraviolet index, low wind speed, and low relative humidity are contributors to increased MERS-CoV cases. The climate factors must be evaluated in hospitals and community settings and integrated into guidelines to serve as source of control measures to prevent and eliminate the risk of infection.
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