Figures & data
Table 1. Total number of cases in countries reporting Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in 2014.
Figure 1. Timeline of major MERS Events from April 2012 to May 2014.
Figure 2. Number (and percent) of MERS-CoV cases per age group as reported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1 June 2012 to 18 September 2014.
Figure 3. Investigation of MERS-CoV cases has multiple lines of investigation of the contacts of index case and includes contacts in the community, healthcare setting and household contact. Healthcare facility (HCF) investigation includes the investigation of all exposed healthcare workers and other exposed patients. Community investigation included the investigation of family contacts and the evaluation of any animal exposure, such as camels. Household investigation includes the investigation of all family members irrespective of the age group. The figure below shows the extent of the investigation of the first MERS-CoV case that originated in Bisha that included 53 contacts: household contacts (3 wives, 10 sons, 11 daughters, 12 grandchildren, and a housemaid), healthcare worker contacts (11 nurses and 3 physicians), and 2 shepherds, as well as investigation of the camels (N = 5) that he owned.
Table 2. The outcome of index cases in different clusters.
