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- Title
Conveyance Contact Investigation for Imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Cases, United States, May 2014.
- Authors
Lippold, Susan A.; Objio, Tina; Vonnahme, Laura; Washburn, Faith; Cohen, Nicole J.; Tai-Ho Chen; Edelson, Paul J.; Gulati, Reena; Hale, Christa; Harcourt, Jennifer; Haynes, Lia; Jewett, Amy; Jungerman, Robynne; Kohl, Katrin S.; Miao, Congrong; Pesik, Nicolette; Regan, Joanna J.; Roland, Efrosini; Schembri, Chris; Schneider, Eileen
- 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.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; UNITED States; MIDDLE East respiratory syndrome; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; SYMPTOMS; AIR travelers; PREVENTION; HEALTH; CORONAVIRUS diseases; AERONAUTICS; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; RNA; TRAVEL; CONTACT tracing; MERS coronavirus; DIAGNOSIS; INFECTIOUS disease transmission
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 9, p1585
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2309.170365