Multiyear prospective cohort study to evaluate the risk potential of MERS-CoV infection among Malaysian hajj pilgrims (MERCURIAL): A study protocol

• Main Authors: Johari, Mohd Iskandar Jefree, Hontz, Robert D., Pike, Brian L., Husain, Tupur, Chong, Chee-Kheong, Rusli, Norhayati, Sulaiman, Lokman-Hakim, Verasahib, Khebir, Zain, Rozainanee Mohd, Azman, Adzzie-Shazleen, Khor, Chee Sieng, Nor'e, Siti-Sarah, Tiong, Vunjia, Lee, Hai Yen, Teoh, Boon-Teong, Sam, Sing Sin, Khoo, Jing-Jing, Abd Jamil, Juraina, Loong, Shih-Keng, Yaacob, Che Norainon, Mahfodz, Nur-Hidayana, Azizan, Noor Syahida, Seri, Nurul Asma Anati Che Mat, Mohd-Rahim, Nurul-Farhana, Hassan, Habibi, Yahaya, Hasmawati, Garcia-Rivera, Jose A., AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; R Medicine; RA Public aspects of medicine; RB Pathology; Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34697/

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory infection caused by the MERS-CoV. MERS was first reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012. Every year, the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca attracts more than two million pilgrims from 184 countries, making it one of the largest annual re...