Follow-up of Contacts of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-Infected Returning Travelers, the Netherlands, 2014.
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.
Madelief
M
Mollers
Marcel
M
Jonges
Suzan D
SD
Pas
Annemiek A
AA
van der Eijk
Kees
K
Dirksen
Casper
C
Jansen
Luc B S
LB
Gelinck
Eliane M S
EM
Leyten
Ingrid
I
Thurkow
Paul H P
PH
Groeneveld
Arianne B
AB
van Gageldonk-Lafeber
Marion P
MP
Koopmans
Aura
A
Timen
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D016358:Contact Tracing; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065207:Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
IES-R; MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; PCR; contact investigation; knowledge; monitoring; perception; psychological effect; serology; viruses