Family cluster of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections, Tunisia, 2013.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Abroug F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4178422 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature