Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands, May 2014

MERS-CoV Outbreak Investigation Team of the Netherlands

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.21.20817

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands, May 2014

MERS-CoV Outbreak Investigation Team of the Netherlands

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Two patients, returning to the Netherlands from pilgrimage in Medina and Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, were diagnosed with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in May 2014. The source and mode of transmission have not yet been determined. Hospital-acquired infection and community-acquired infection are both possible.

Original language	English
Journal	Euro Surveill
Volume	19
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.21.20817
Publication status	Published - 29 May 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Aged
Coronavirus/genetics
Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis
Cross Infection/transmission
Female
Humans
Male
Middle East
Netherlands
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Saudi Arabia
Syndrome
Travel

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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands, May 2014

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