1. Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014.
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Mollers M, Jonges M, Pas SD, van der Eijk AA, Dirksen K, Jansen C, Gelinck LB, Leyten EM, Thurkow I, Groeneveld PH, van Gageldonk-Lafeber AB, Koopmans MP, and Timen A
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Coronavirus Infections prevention & control, Coronavirus Infections virology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands epidemiology, Respiratory Tract Infections prevention & control, Respiratory Tract Infections virology, Saudi Arabia, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Contact Tracing, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus isolation & purification, Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology, Travel
- 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.
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- 2015
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