scholarly journals Contact Investigation for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Germany

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 620-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annicka Reuss ◽  
Annette Litterst ◽  
Christian Drosten ◽  
Michael Seilmaier ◽  
Merle Böhmer ◽  
...  
2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1644-1646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Kang ◽  
Tie Song ◽  
Haojie Zhong ◽  
Jie Hou ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 543-546
Author(s):  
Nor-Aziyah Mat-Rahim ◽  
Tengku Rogayah Tengku Abdul Rashid ◽  
Jeyanthi Suppiah ◽  
Ravindran Thayan ◽  
Apandi Mohd Yusof ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (33) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanarak Plipat ◽  
Rome Buathong ◽  
Supaporn Wacharapluesadee ◽  
Potjaman Siriarayapon ◽  
Chakrarat Pittayawonganon ◽  
...  

Thailand reported the first Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) case on 18 June 2015 (day 4) in an Omani patient with heart condition who was diagnosed with pneumonia on hospital admission on 15 June 2015 (day 1). Two false negative RT-PCR on upper respiratory tract samples on days 2 and 3 led to a 48-hour diagnosis delay and a decision to transfer the patient out of the negative pressure unit (NPU). Subsequent examination of sputum later on day 3 confirmed MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. The patient was immediately moved back into the NPU and then transferred to Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute. Over 170 contacts were traced; 48 were quarantined and 122 self-monitored for symptoms. High-risk close contacts exhibiting no symptoms, and whose laboratory testing on the 12th day after exposure was negative, were released on the 14th day. The Omani Ministry of Health (MOH) was immediately notified using the International Health Regulation (IHR) mechanism. Outbreak investigation was conducted in Oman, and was both published on the World Health Organization (WHO) intranet and shared with Thailand’s IHR focal point. The key to successful infection control, with no secondary transmission, were the collaborative efforts among hospitals, laboratories and MOHs of both countries.


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 1585-1589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A. Lippold ◽  
Tina Objio ◽  
Laura Vonnahme ◽  
Faith Washburn ◽  
Nicole J. Cohen ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (11) ◽  
pp. 1511-1518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minal Kapoor ◽  
Kimberly Pringle ◽  
Alan Kumar ◽  
Stephanie Dearth ◽  
Lixia Liu ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Wu ◽  
L Yi ◽  
L Zou ◽  
H Zhong ◽  
L Liang ◽  
...  

At the end of May 2015, an imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection was confirmed in China. The patient is in a stable condition and is still undergoing treatment. In this report, we summarise the preliminary findings for this imported case and the results of contact tracing. We identified 78 close contacts and after 14 days of monitoring and isolation, none of the contacts presented symptoms and all tested negative for MERS-CoV.


2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Puzelli ◽  
A Azzi ◽  
M G Santini ◽  
A Di Martino ◽  
M Facchini ◽  
...  

On 31 May 2013, the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Italy was laboratory confirmed in a previously healthy adult man, who developed pneumonia with moderate respiratory distress after returning from a holiday in Jordan. Two secondary cases were identified through contact tracing, among family members and colleagues who had not previously travelled abroad. Both secondary cases developed mild illness. All three patients recovered fully.


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