The Lancet Infectious Diseases
May 2013  Volume 13  Number 5  p377 – 464
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/issue/current

Applying lessons from SARS to a newly identified coronavirus
Brian McCloskey, Alimuddin Zumla, Gwen Stephens, David L Heymann, Ziad A Memish
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Human infection with a newly identified novel coronavirus has rapidly focused global attention on risk assessment1–6 because its epidemic potential is not known. First detected in September, 2012, in a patient who had died of an acute respiratory illness in Saudi Arabia,4 it was soon confirmed in a Qatari patient with a similar illness in London, UK. These cases triggered collaborations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health (KSA-MoH), Qatar, and other global partners. The immediate need was to ensure the safety of the 3 million pilgrims attending the Hajj pilgrimage in October, 2012.