Laboratory Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, California, USA, 2013–2014

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shahkarami, Mahtab ; Yen, Cynthia ; Glaser, Carol ; Xia, Dongxiang ; Watt, James ; Wadford, Debra A.
• Description:
  Since Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) first emerged, the California Department of Public Health has coordinated efforts to identify possible cases in travelers to California, USA, from affected areas. During 2013-2014, the department investigated 54 travelers for MERS-CoV; none tested positive, but 32 (62%) of 52 travelers with suspected MERS-CoV had other respiratory viruses.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Disease Control Coronavirus Infections Diagnostic Tests, Routine Humans Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Travel
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(9):1664-1666
• Pubmed ID:
  26291839
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4550170
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Middle East
• Location:
  North America ; Middle East
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fde407099ab8835c59af9fea6881398a853e1060f8d3e7e20c4997917b6b6835
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33164/cdc_33164_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.06 MB ]