Six-year experience of detection and investigation of possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus cases, England, 2012-2018.
Public Health
; 189: 141-143, 2020 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Surveillance for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been undertaken in the UK since September 2012. This study describes the surveillance outcomes in England from 2012 to 2018. STUDYDESIGN:
This was a descriptive study using surveillance data.METHODS:
Local health protection teams in England report possible MERS cases to the National Infection Service with clinical and laboratory data.RESULTS:
A total of 1301 possible MERS cases were identified in the study period. Five cases were laboratory-confirmed MERS. The majority of cases had travelled to Saudi Arabia (56.7%) and United Arab Emirates (25.9%). Fifty-four percent of cases were men and 43.7% were women. The majority of cases (65.1%) were aged 45 years or older. The number of tests increased in the period after Hajj each year. Laboratory-confirmed alternative diagnoses were available for 513 (39.4%) cases; influenza was the most common virus detected (n = 255, 52.4%).CONCLUSIONS:
Our study highlights the importance of differential diagnosis of influenza and other respiratory pathogens and early influenza antiviral treatment.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus del Síndrome Respiratorio de Oriente Medio
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
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Public Health
Año:
2020
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Article