Cluster of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections in Iran, 2014
Authors:
- Jila YavarianJYJila Yavarian
- Farshid RezaeiFRFarshid Rezaei
- Azadeh ShadabASAzadeh Shadab
- Mahmood SoroushMSMahmood Soroush
- Mohammad Mehdi GooyaMGMohammad Mehdi Gooya
- Talat Mokhtari AzadTATalat Mokhtari Azad
Open Access
- 1 February 2015
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 21 (2) , 362-364
Abstract
During January 2013–August 2014, a total of 1,800 patients in Iran who had respiratory illness were tested for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. A cluster of 5 cases occurred in Kerman Province during May–July 2014, but virus transmission routes for some infections were unclear.Keywords
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