Acute Respiratory Infections in Travelers Returning from MERS-CoV–Affected Areas

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  German, Matthew ; Olsha, Romy ; Kristjanson, Erik ; Marchand-Austin, Alex ; Peci, Adriana ; Winter, Anne-Luise ; Gubbay, Jonathan B.
• Description:
  We examined which respiratory pathogens were identified during screening for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in 177 symptomatic travelers returning to Ontario, Canada, from regions affected by the virus. Influenza A and B viruses (23.1%) and rhinovirus (19.8%) were the most common pathogens identified among these travelers.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Coronavirus Infections Female Humans Infant Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus Influenza B Virus Male Middle Aged Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Respiratory Tract Infections Seasons Travel Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(9):1654-1656
• Pubmed ID:
  26291541
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4550174
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ontario, Canada ; Middle East
• Location:
  North America ; Middle East
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:187605db0cd3ac7b983f60c9106b16dbaa87b4fe16779e67a928d5213f45eb60
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33163/cdc_33163_DS1.pdf
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