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

doi:10.1111/ajt.12841

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