Contact tracing for imported case of Middle East respiratory syndrome, China, 2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1644-1646

  Kang, Min ^a   Song, Tie ^a   Zhong, Haojie ^a   Hou, Jie ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Li, Jiansen ^a   Wu, Jie ^a   He, Jianfeng ^a   Lin, Jinyan ^a   Zhang, Yonghhui ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SORE THROAT; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, IMPORTED; CONTACT TRACING; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988411858     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2209.152116     Document Type: Article

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