Title |
Travel-related MERS-CoV cases: an assessment of exposures and risk factors in a group of Dutch travellers returning from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 2014
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Published in |
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, October 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1742-7622-11-16 |
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Authors |
Ewout B Fanoy, Marianne AB van der Sande, Marleen Kraaij-Dirkzwager, Kees Dirksen, Marcel Jonges, Wim van der Hoek, Marion PG Koopmans, Douwe van der Werf, Gerard Sonder, Charlie van der Weijden, Jet van der Heuvel, Luc Gelinck, Jolande W Bouwhuis, Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber |
Abstract |
In May 2014, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, with closely related viral genomes, was diagnosed in two Dutch residents, returning from a pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). These patients travelled with a group of 29 other Dutch travellers. We conducted an epidemiological assessment of the travel group to identify likely source(s) of infection and presence of potential risk factors. |
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Scientists | 1 | 50% |
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Researcher | 19 | 33% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 9% |
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 3 | 5% |
Other | 12 | 21% |
Unknown | 9 | 16% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 34% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 9% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 5 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 7% |
Other | 11 | 19% |
Unknown | 9 | 16% |