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First Confirmed Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) Infection in the United States, Updated Information on the Epidemiology of MERS‐CoV Infection, and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities—May 2014
Author(s) -
Stephanie R. Bialek,
Donna Allen,
Francisco AlvaradoRamy,
Ray R. Arthur,
Arunmozhi Balajee,
David M. Bell,
Susan J. Best,
Carina Blackmore,
Lucy Breakwell,
Andrew C. Cans,
Clive Brown,
Martín S. Cetron,
Nora Chea,
Christina Chommanard,
Nicole J. Cohen,
Craig Conover,
Antonio Crespo,
Jeanean Creviston,
Aaron T. Curns,
Rebecca Dahl,
Stephanie Dearth,
Alfred DeMaria,
Fred Echols,
Dean D. Erdman,
Daniel R. Feikin,
Mabel Frias,
Susan I. Gerber,
Reena Gulati,
Christa Hale,
Lia M. Haynes,
Lea Heberlein-Larson,
Kelly Holton,
Kashef Ijaz,
Minal Kapoor,
Katrin Kohl,
David T. Kuhar,
Alan Kumar,
Marianne Kundich,
Susan A. Lippold,
Lixia Liu,
Judith C. Lovchik,
Larry Madoff,
Sandra Martell,
Sarah Matthews,
Jessica Moore,
Leslie J. Murray,
Shauna Onofrey,
Mark A. Pallansch,
Nicki Pesik,
Huong Pham,
Satish K. Pillai,
Pam Pontones,
Kimberly Pringle,
Scott Pritchard,
Sonja A. Rasmussen,
Shawn Richards,
Michelle Sandoval,
Eileen Schneider,
Anne Schuchat,
Kristine Sheedy,
Kevin Sherin,
David L. Swerdlow,
Jordan W. Tappero,
Michael O. Ver,
Sharon Watkins,
John C. Watson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12841
Subject(s) - middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , medicine , epidemiology , middle east respiratory syndrome , public health , coronavirus , infection control , family medicine , covid-19 , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
This report highlights the first two cases of MERS coronavirus in the United States. Although these patients were not transplant recipients, it is important for transplant professionals to be aware of this infection and to consider it when evaluating patients with respiratory illnesses and travel to the Arabian peninsula.