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Volume 22, Number 4—April 2016
Research

Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections in Healthcare Settings, Abu Dhabi

Jennifer C. HunterComments to Author , Duc T. Nguyen, Bashir Aden, Zyad Al Bandar, Wafa Al Dhaheri, Kheir Abu Elkheir, Ahmed Khudair, Mariam Al Mulla, Feda El Saleh, Hala Imambaccus, Nawal Al Kaabi, Farrukh Amin Sheikh, Jurgen Sasse, Andrew Turner, Laila Abdel Wareth, Stefan Weber, Asma Al Ameri, Wesal Abu Amer, Negar N. Alami, Sudhir Bunga, Lia M. Haynes, Aron J. Hall, Alexander J. Kallen, David T. Kuhar, Huong T. Pham, Kimberly Pringle, Suxiang Tong, Brett L. Whitaker, Susan I. Gerber, and Farida Ismail Al Hosani
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.C. Hunter, D. Nguyen, N.N. Alami, S. Bunga, L.M. Haynes, A.J. Hall, A.J. Kallen, D. Kuhar, H. Pham, K. Pringle, S. Tong, B.L. Whitaker, S.I. Gerber); Health Authority—Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (B. Aden, Z. Al Bandar, W. Al Dhaheri, K. Abu Elkheir, A. Khudair, M. Al Mulla, F. El Saleh, F.I. Al Hosany); Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, Abu Dhabi (H. Imambaccus, N. Al Kaabi, F. Amin Sheikh, J. Sasse, A. Turner, L. Abdel Wareth, S. Weber); Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi (A. Al Ameri, W. Abu Amer)

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Figure 2

Timeline of exposures, symptom onset, and diagnosis of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) among secondary case-patients in a healthcare-associated cluster (cluster III), Abu Dhabi, 2014. Colored boxes indicate key dates for each case-patient: green boxes indicate date of interaction between source case (patient III-A) and healthcare providers; pink boxes indicate date of symptom onset; blue boxes indicate date of MERS-CoV diagnosis. For 5 case-patients who reported no sympto

Figure 2. Timeline of exposures, symptom onset, and diagnosis of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) among secondary case-patients in a healthcare-associated cluster (cluster III), Abu Dhabi, 2014. Colored boxes indicate key dates for each case-patient: green boxes indicate date of interaction between source case (patient III-A) and healthcare providers; pink boxes indicate date of symptom onset; blue boxes indicate date of MERS-CoV diagnosis. For 5 case-patients who reported no symptoms, symptom onset is not listed; data exclude a secondary case with probable exposure (patient III-Q). SOB, shortness of breath; ICU, intensive care unit; PPE, personal protective equipment; duration, duration of exposure; ED, emergency department.

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