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Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections, Tunisia, 2013
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 9, Pp 1527-1530 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014.
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Abstract
- In 2013 in Tunisia, 3 persons in 1 family were infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The index case-patient’s respiratory tract samples were negative for MERS-CoV by reverse transcription PCR, but diagnosis was retrospectively confirmed by PCR of serum. Sequences clustered with those from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.709f77b2ae04095b476e5ca7c9ec617
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2009.140378