Table 2.

The initial reproductive number values R and the daily rate of emergence of sporadic cases of MERS CoV.R: Initial reproduction number, CI: Confidence Interval.

Analysis	Data	R (95% CI)	Daily Rate of Sporadic Cases (95% CI)
Baseline	Baseline data: All reported cases by MOH in Saudi Arabia during the period May, 2013 to May, 2015 in only three regions: (a) Western region	0.96 (0.52–1.25)	1.20 (1.07–1.41)
	(b) Central region	0.97 (0.64–1.36)	0.08 (0.06–0.12)
	(c) Eastern region	0.85 (0.57–1.05)	0.05(0.02–0.09)
Sensitivity	All confirmed cases in only three regions of Saudi Arabia during the period May, 2013 to May, 2015 within the MERS CoV incubation period of 5.2 days and excluding the sporadic cases: (a) Western region	1.08 (0.84–1.20)
	(b) Central region	1.12 (0.94–1.47)
	(c) Eastern region	0.97 (0.81–1.18)