Emerging Infectious Diseases (Sep 2014)

Family Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections, Tunisia, 2013

  • Fekri Abroug,
  • Amine Slim,
  • Lamia Ouanes-Besbes,
  • Mohamed-Ali Hadj Kacem,
  • Fahmi Dachraoui,
  • Islem Ouanes,
  • Xiaoyan Lu,
  • Ying Tao,
  • Clinton Paden,
  • Hayat Caidi,
  • Congrong Miao,
  • Mohammed Mohammed Al-Hajri,
  • Mokhtar Zorraga,
  • Wissem Ghaouar,
  • Afif BenSalah,
  • Susan I. Gerber

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2009.140378
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 9
pp. 1527 – 1530

Abstract

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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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