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Middle East respiratory syndrome in Kuwait

Middle East respiratory syndrome has 2 WHO-tracked outbreak events in Kuwait between 2013 and 2015.

Middle East respiratory syndrome · Kuwait · 2 WHO events across 2 calendar years (2013–2015).

Event log

Year DON ID ICD-10 ICD-11
2015 DON2116 U040 1D64
2013 DON1798 U040 1D64

Position within the disease

  • Kuwait is rank #7 of 25 for this disease.
  • The country sits in the WHO EMR region.
  • Last reported event: 2015 (11 years ago).

Regional peers (EMR)

10 countries in this region report this disease. Median event count: 2.

Country Events
Oman 8
Qatar 6
United Arab Emirates 6
Saudi Arabia 4
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2
Kuwait 2
Lebanon 2
Bahrain 1

How this disease ranks among Kuwait’s threats

Middle East respiratory syndrome is rank #2 of 3 diseases reported by Kuwait to the WHO. The full country profile is at the Kuwait Hub.

Outbreak Events

2

First Reported

2013

Latest Reported

2015

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Country

Kuwait • EMR