Imported case of MERS-CoV infection identified in China, May 2015: detection and lesson learned

J Wu; L Yi; L Zou; H Zhong; L Liang; T Song; Y Song; J Su; C Ke

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21158

Imported case of MERS-CoV infection identified in China, May 2015: detection and lesson learned

Euro Surveill. 2015 Jun 18;20(24):21158. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21158.

Authors

J Wu¹, L Yi, L Zou, H Zhong, L Liang, T Song, Y Song, J Su, C Ke

Affiliation

¹ Medical Key Laboratory for Repository and Application of Pathogenic Microbiology, Research Center for Pathogens Detection Technology of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.

PMID: 26111235
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21158

Abstract

At the end of May 2015, an imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection was confirmed in China. The patient is in a stable condition and is still undergoing treatment. In this report, we summarise the preliminary findings for this imported case and the results of contact tracing. We identified 78 close contacts and after 14 days of monitoring and isolation, none of the contacts presented symptoms and all tested negative for MERS-CoV.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
China
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
Contact Tracing
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Humans
Middle Aged
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / genetics
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Patient Isolation
RNA, Viral / genetics
RNA, Viral / isolation & purification*
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Republic of Korea
Travel*

Substances

RNA, Viral