First Confirmed Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Infection in the United States, Updated Information on the Epidemiology of MERS-CoV Infection, and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities—May 2014

David T. Kuhar,Christa Hale,Carina Blackmore,Scott Pritchard,Leslie J. Murray ,Kashef Ijaz,Jordan W. Tappero,Daniel R. Feikin ,Reena Gulati,Satish K. Pillai ,Jessica Moore,Craig Conover,David M. Bell ,Sharon Watkins,Francisco Alvarado‐Ramy ,Susan J. Best ,Anne Schuchat,Mark A. Pallansch,Kristine Sheedy,Eileen Schneider,Arunmozhi Balajee,Andrew C. Cannons ,Martín S. Cetron ,Sarah Matthews,Larry Madoff,Susan I. Gerber,Nora Chea,David L. Swerdlow,Lea Heberlein-Larson,Fred Echols,Pam Pontones,Lia M. Haynes,Stephanie Dearth,Clive Brown,Katrin Kohl,Ray R. Arthur ,Minal Kapoor,Mabel Frias,Sonja A. Rasmussen ,Lucy Breakwell,Lixia Liu,Alan Kumar ,Marianne Kundich,Kimberly Pringle,Michelle Sandoval,Shauna Onofrey,Susan A. Lippold ,Stephanie R. Bialek,Antonio Crespo,Christina Chommanard,Shawn Richards,Kevin Sherin,Kelly Holton,Rebecca Dahl,Jeanean Creviston,John C. Watson ,Dean D. Erdman,Nicole J. Cohen ,Judith C. Lovchik,Sandra Martell,Alfred DeMaria,Nicki Pesik,Aaron T. Curns,Michael O. Vernon,Huong Pham,Donna Allen

doi:10.1111/ajt.12841

Abstract

This report highlights the first two cases of MERS coronavirus in the United States. Although these patients were not transplant recipients, it is important for transplant professionals to be aware of this infection and to consider it when evaluating patients with respiratory illnesses and travel to the Arabian peninsula.

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