Response to Emergence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013–2014

Al Hosani, Farida Ismail; Pringle, Kimberly; Al Mulla, Mariam; Kim, Lindsay; Pham, Huong; Alami, Negar N.; Khudhair, Ahmed; Hall, Aron J.; Aden, Bashir; El Saleh, Feda; Al Dhaheri, Wafa; Al Bandar, Zyad; Bunga, Sudhir; Abou Elkheir, Kheir; Tao, Ying; Hunter, Jennifer C.; Nguyen, Duc; Turner, Andrew; Pradeep, Krishna; Sasse, Jurgen; Weber, Stefan; Tong, Suxiang; Whitaker, Brett L.; Haynes, Lia M.; Curns, Aaron; Gerber, Susan I.

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Response to Emergence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2013–2014

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Al Hosani, Farida Ismail ; Pringle, Kimberly ; Al Mulla, Mariam ; Kim, Lindsay ; Pham, Huong ; Alami, Negar N. ; Khudhair, Ahmed ; Hall, Aron J. ; Aden, Bashir ; El Saleh, Feda ; Al Dhaheri, Wafa ; Al Bandar, Zyad ; Bunga, Sudhir ; Abou Elkheir, Kheir ; Tao, Ying ; Hunter, Jennifer C. ; Nguyen, Duc ; Turner, Andrew ; Pradeep, Krishna ; Sasse, Jurgen ; Weber, Stefan ; Tong, Suxiang ; Whitaker, Brett L. ; Haynes, Lia M. ; Curns, Aaron ; Gerber, Susan I.
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In January 2013, several months after Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first identified in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, began surveillance for MERS-CoV. We analyzed medical chart and laboratory data collected by the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi during January 2013-May 2014. Using real-time reverse transcription PCR, we tested respiratory tract samples for MERS-CoV and identified 65 case-patients. Of these patients, 23 (35%) were asymptomatic at the time of testing, and 4 (6%) showed positive test results for >3 weeks (1 had severe symptoms and 3 had mild symptoms). We also identified 6 clusters of MERS-CoV cases. This report highlights the potential for virus shedding by mildly ill and asymptomatic case-patients. These findings will be useful for MERS-CoV management and infection prevention strategies.
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Adult Communicable Diseases, Emerging Coronavirus Infections Female Humans Male Middle Aged Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Retrospective Studies Synopsis Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(7):1162-1168.
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27314227
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PMC4918155
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Journal Article
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United Arab Emirates
Location:

Middle East
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22
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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