Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2015 Sep;21(9):1667-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid2109.150560.

Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014

Madelief Mollers, Marcel Jonges, Suzan D Pas, Annemiek A van der Eijk, Kees Dirksen, Casper Jansen, Luc B S Gelinck, Eliane M S Leyten, Ingrid Thurkow, Paul H P Groeneveld, Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Marion P Koopmans, Aura Timen; MERS-CoV Outbreak Investigation Team of the Netherlands

Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014

Madelief Mollers et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Notification of 2 imported cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the Netherlands triggered comprehensive monitoring of contacts. Observed low rates of virus transmission and the psychological effect of contact monitoring indicate that thoughtful assessment of close contacts is prudent and must be guided by clinical and epidemiologic risk factors.

Keywords: IES-R; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; PCR; contact investigation; knowledge; monitoring; perception; psychological effect; serology; viruses.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Zaki AM, van Boheemen S, Bestebroer TM, Osterhaus AD, Fouchier RA. Isolation of a novel coronavirus from a man with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia. N Engl J Med. 2012;367:1814–20. 10.1056/NEJMoa1211721 - DOI - PubMed
    1. World Health Organization. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)–Saudi Arabia [cited 2015 May 6]. http://www.who.int/csr/don/29-april-2015-mers-saudi-arabia/en/
    1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Severe respiratory disease associated with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Fifteenth update–8 March 2015 [cited 2015 March 9]. http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/publications/mers_update_08-mar201...
    1. Haagmans BL, Al Dhahiry SH, Reusken CB, Raj VS, Galiano M, Myers R, et al. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camels: an outbreak investigation. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014;14:140–5. 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70690-X - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Drosten C, Meyer B, Müller MA, Corman VM, Al-Masri M, Hossain R, et al. Transmission of MERS-coronavirus in household contacts. N Engl J Med. 2014;371:828–35. 10.1056/NEJMoa1405858 - DOI - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources