Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus–Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014
subject: monitoring, MERS-CoV, Psychological Effect, Contact investigation, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, IES-R
description: Notification of 2 imported cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the Netherlands triggered comprehensive monitoring of contacts. Observed low rates of virus transmission and the psychological effect of contact monitoring indicate that thoughtful assessment of close contacts is prudent and must be guided by clinical and epidemiologic risk factors.
creator: Suzan D. Pas, Marion Koopmans, Casper Jansen, Aura Timen, Annemiek A. van der Eijk, Eliane M. S. Leyten, Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Madelief Mollers, Marcel Jonges, Luc B S Gelinck, Kees Dirksen, Ingrid Thurkow, Paul H.P. Groeneveld
source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
date: 2015
identifier: DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.150560
coverage: Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine