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

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

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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

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Journal: American Journal of Transplantation	Publication Date: Jul 1, 2014
Citations: 13	License type: cc-by-nc-nd

Affiliation: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Indiana State Department of Health, Florida Department of Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Center for Global Health, Illinois Department of Public Health, Cook County Department of Public Health, Lake County, Florida Department of Health in Orange County, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Community Hospital, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Infectious Diseases

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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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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