title: Imported case of MERS-CoV infection identified in China, May 2015: detection and lesson learned.
abstract: At the end of May 2015, an imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection was confirmed in China. The patient is in a stable condition and is still undergoing treatment. In this report, we summarise the preliminary findings for this imported case and the results of contact tracing. We identified 78 close contacts and after 14 days of monitoring and isolation, none of the contacts presented symptoms and all tested negative for MERS-CoV.
authors.affiliation: Medical Key Laboratory for Repository and Application of Pathogenic Microbiology, Research Center for Pathogens Detection Technology of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000175:diagnosis; D016358:Contact Tracing; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D010356:Patient Isolation; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral