| Autor: |
Stefan Weber, Negar N. Alami, Jennifer C. Hunter, Duc B. Nguyen, Huong Pham, Ying Tao, Lindsay Kim, Jurgen Sasse, Aron J. Hall, Mariam Al Mulla, Farida Al Hosani, Aaron T. Curns, Brett Whitaker, Bashir Aden, Lia M. Haynes, Sudhir Bunga, Feda El Saleh, Kheir Abou Elkheir, Krishna Pradeep, Suxiang Tong, Kimberly Pringle, Ahmed Khudhair, Andrew Turner, Zyad Al Bandar, Susan I. Gerber, Wafa Al Dhaheri |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 7, Pp 1162-1168 (2016) |
| ISSN: |
1080-6059
1080-6040 |
| Popis: |
We found that this virus may be detected in mildly ill and asymptomatic case-patients.
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. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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