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. 2016 Jul-Aug;14(4):414-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 May 14.

Infections in symptomatic travelers returning from the Arabian peninsula to France: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Karolina Griffiths  1 , Remi Charrel  2 , Jean-Christophe Lagier  3 , Antoine Nougairede  4 , Fabrice Simon  5 , Philippe Parola  3 , Philippe Brouqui  3 , Philippe Gautret  3
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Infections in symptomatic travelers returning from the Arabian peninsula to France: A retrospective cross-sectional study

Karolina Griffiths et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2016 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Hajj; Influenza; MERS coronavirus; Pilgrims; Travel.

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Diagnosis and documented symptoms of returning travelers from the Arabian peninsula and neighboring countries 2013–2015. * Six patients (15%) were treated for a community acquired pneumonia, one documented Streptococcus pneumoniae, and two were treated for an atypical pneumonia, one rapid test positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Other diagnoses were without etiological documentation.
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