Active screening and surveillance in the United Kingdom for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in returning travellers and pilgrims from the Middle East: a prospective descriptive study for the period 2013–2015 | Zendy

Sowsan Atabani | Zendy; Steven Ray Wilson | Zendy; Clare Overton-Lewis | Zendy; Judith Workman | Zendy; Michael Kidd | Zendy; Eskild Petersen | Zendy; Alimuddin Zumla | Zendy; Erasmus Smit | Zendy; Husam Osman | Zendy

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Active screening and surveillance in the United Kingdom for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in returning travellers and pilgrims from the Middle East: a prospective descriptive study for the period 2013–2015

Author(s) -

Sowsan Atabani,

Steven Ray Wilson,

Clare Overton-Lewis,

Judith Workman,

Michael Kidd,

Eskild Petersen,

Alimuddin Zumla,

Erasmus Smit,

Husam Osman

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.04.016

Subject(s) - middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , hajj , medicine , middle east respiratory syndrome , outbreak , public health , middle east , respiratory tract infections , epidemiology , pandemic , pediatrics , environmental health , family medicine , covid-19 , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geography , respiratory system , islam , archaeology , nursing

Over 25000 pilgrims from the UK visit Saudi Arabia every year for the Umrah and Hajj pilgrimages. The recent outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in South Korea and the continuing reports of MERS-CoV cases from Saudi Arabia highlight the need for active surveillance for MERS-CoV in returning pilgrims or travellers from the Middle East. Public Health England Birmingham Laboratory (PHEBL) is one of a few selected UK public health laboratories responsible for MERS-CoV screening in travellers returning to the UK from the Middle East who present to hospital with severe respiratory symptoms. The results of the PHEBL MERS-CoV screening and surveillance over the past 3 years is presented.

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