Enhanced MERS coronavirus surveillance of travelers from the Middle East to England

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Sep;20(9):1562-4. doi: 10.3201/eid2009.140817.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • England / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Middle East / epidemiology
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus*
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Travel*
  • Young Adult