Has Hajj-associated Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus transmission occurred? The case for effective post-Hajj surveillance for infection

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Apr;20(4):273-6. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12492. Epub 2014 Jan 13.

Authors

H Rashid¹, M I Azeem, L Heron, E Haworth, R Booy, Z A Memish

Affiliation

¹ National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children's Hospital at Westmead and The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. harunor.rashid@health.nsw.gov.au.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronavirus / classification
Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Crowding*
Epidemiological Monitoring*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Saudi Arabia / epidemiology