Contact Tracing for Imported Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, China, 2015
Open Access
- 1 September 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 22 (9) , 1644-1646
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2209.152116
Abstract
Confirmation of an imported case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in China triggered intensive contact tracing and mandatory monitoring. Using a hotline and surveillance video footage was effective for tracing all 110 identified contacts. Contact monitoring detected no secondary transmission of infection in China.Keywords
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