Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014

MERS-CoV Outbreak Investigation Team of the Netherlands

doi:10.3201/eid2109.150560

Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014

MERS-CoV Outbreak Investigation Team of the Netherlands

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1667-9
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	21
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2109.150560
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Contact Tracing
Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus/isolation & purification
Netherlands/epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology
Saudi Arabia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Travel
Young Adult

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Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014

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