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Evaluating and reporting persons under investigation (PUI)

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    National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
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    Updated February 27, 2020

    Limited information is available to characterize the spectrum of clinical illness associated with 2019-nCoV. No vaccine or specific treatment for 2019-nCoV infection is available; care is supportive.

    The CDC clinical criteria for a 2019-nCoV person under investigation (PUI) have been developed based on what is known about MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV and are subject to change as additional information becomes available.

    Health care providers should obtain a detailed travel history for patients being evaluated with fever and acute respiratory illness. CDC guidance for evaluating and reporting a PUI for MERS-CoV remains unchanged.

    On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, COVID-19. CDC will be updating our website and other CDC materials to reflect the updated name.

  • Content Notes:
    Criteria to Guide Evaluation of PUI for COVID-19 -- International Areas with Sustained (Ongoing) Transmission (Updated February 28, 2020) -- Recommendations for Reporting, Testing, and Specimen Collection (Updated February 28, 2020) -- Footnotes.
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