Enhanced MERS Coronavirus Surveillance of Travelers from the Middle East to England
Public Health Surveillance, Middle East respiratory syndrome, MERS, coronavirus, Vector-borne, Mosquito-borne
During the first year of enhanced MERS coronavirus surveillance in England, 77 persons traveling from the Middle East had acute respiratory illness and were tested for the virus. Infection was confirmed in 2 travelers with acute respiratory distress syndrome and 2 of their contacts. Patients with less severe manifestations tested negative.
Helen Lucy Thomas, Hongxin Zhao, Helen K Green, Nicola L. Boddington, Carlos F.A. Carvalho, Husam K. Osman, Carol Sadler, Maria Zambon, Alison Bermingham, Richard G Pebody
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine