Enhanced MERS Coronavirus Surveillance of Travelers from the Middle East to England
subject: Public Health Surveillance, Middle East respiratory syndrome, MERS, coronavirus, Vector-borne, Mosquito-borne
description: 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.
creator: 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
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2014
language: EN
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid2009.140817
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine