Conveyance Contact Investigation for Imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Cases, United States, May 2014

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Sep;23(9):1585-1589. doi: 10.3201/eid2309.170365.

Abstract

In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted conveyance contact investigations for 2 Middle East respiratory syndrome cases imported into the United States, comprising all passengers and crew on 4 international and domestic flights and 1 bus. Of 655 contacts, 78% were interviewed; 33% had serologic testing. No secondary cases were identified.

Keywords: Aircraft; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Saudi Arabia; United Kingdom; United States; bus; commercial travel; contact tracing; coronavirus; disease notification; disease outbreaks; respiratory infections; travel; travelers; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aviation
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Contact Tracing*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Humans
  • Infection Control*
  • Male
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Travel
  • United States

Substances

  • RNA, Viral