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Author: Abroug, Fekri; Slim, Amine; Ouanes-Besbes, Lamia; Kacem, Mohamed-Ali Hadj; Dachraoui, Fahmi; Ouanes, Islem; Lu, Xiaoyan; Tao, Ying; Paden, Clinton; Caidi, Hayat; Miao, Congrong; Al-Hajri, Mohammed Mohammed; Zorraga, Mokhtar; Ghaouar, Wissem; BenSalah, Afif; Gerber, Susan I.
Title: Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections, Tunisia, 2013
  • Cord-id: krclgmc4
  • Document date: 2014_9_25
  • ID: krclgmc4
    Snippet: 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.
    Document: 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.

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