Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus during Pregnancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013
Emerging Infectious Diseases·
- DOI
- 10.3201/eid2203.151049
- PMID
- 26890613
- PMCID
- PMC4766880
- OpenAlex
- W2280966491
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The case contributes to limited knowledge about the clinical course and treatment outcomes of MERS-CoV infection during pregnancy, a population for which evidence remains sparse.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The article reports a fatal case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in a pregnant woman who received combination ribavirin-peginterferon-α therapy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2013.
Study design
Case report documenting a single fatal MERS-CoV infection in a pregnant patient.
Population and setting
A pregnant woman in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during 2013.
Main findings
The pregnant woman with laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection who was treated with combination ribavirin-peginterferon-α therapy died.
Public-health relevance
The case contributes to limited knowledge about the clinical course and treatment outcomes of MERS-CoV infection during pregnancy, a population for which evidence remains sparse.
Important limitations
This summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata. A single case report cannot establish treatment efficacy, causal relationships, or generalizability. The original paper is required for decision-grade clinical or public health interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
The article is discoverable under MERS, COVID-19, SARS, treatment, and outbreak investigation topics, reflecting its relevance to coronavirus infections in special populations and therapeutic approaches. It provides historical context for managing emerging coronaviruses during pregnancy but does not connect to current surveillance signals.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 16 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.