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. 2014 Apr;20(4):728-30.
doi: 10.3201/eid2004.131708.

Lack of MERS coronavirus but prevalence of influenza virus in French pilgrims after 2013 Hajj

Philippe Gautret, Rémi Charrel, Samir Benkouiten, Khadidja Belhouchat, Antoine Nougairede, Tassadit Drali, Nicolas Salez, Ziad A Memish, Malak Al Masri, Jean-Christophe Lagier, Matthieu Million, Didier Raoult, Philippe Brouqui, Philippe Parola

Lack of MERS coronavirus but prevalence of influenza virus in French pilgrims after 2013 Hajj

Philippe Gautret et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hajj; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, MERS-CoV; influenza; respiratory infections, France, Saudi Arabia, viruses.

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Onset of respiratory symptoms by week, reported by 129 Hajj pilgrims from France during their stay in Saudi Arabia, October 2013.
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