Investigation of an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Florence, Italy, May to June 2013
Investigation of an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Florence, Italy, May to June 2013
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DOI：
10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.34.20564
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发表时间：
2013-08-22
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19
通讯作者：
Donatelli, I.
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Puzelli, S.;Azzi, A.;Donatelli, I.
2013年5月31日，意大利首例中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒（MERS-CoV）感染病例在一名先前健康的成年男子中得到实验室确认，该男子在约旦度假返回后出现肺炎伴中度呼吸窘迫。通过接触者追踪，在以前没有出国旅行的家庭成员和同事中发现了两例继发病例。两名继发病例均出现轻度疾病。2013年5月31日，位于罗马（意大利）的国家流感中心（NIC-ISS）确认了首例中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒（MERS-CoV）感染病例，患者在意大利佛罗伦萨（托斯卡纳地区）住院，他刚刚在约旦安曼度假。随后在密切接触者中发现了两例MERS CoV继发病例。我们在此报告所进行的公共卫生调查以及对三名患者接触者的确认和跟踪情况。
On 31 May 2013, the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Italy was laboratory confirmed in a previously healthy adult man, who developed pneumonia with moderate respiratory distress after returning from a holiday in Jordan. Two secondary cases were identified through contact tracing, among family members and colleagues who had not previously travelled abroad. Both secondary cases developed mild illness. All three patients recovered fully.On 31 May 2013, the National Influenza Centre at the Istituto Superiore Sanita (NIC-ISS) in Rome, Italy, confirmed the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a patient, hospitalised in Florence (Tuscany region), Italy, who had just spent a vacation in Amman, Jordan. Two secondary cases of MERS-CoV were subsequently detected among close contacts. We here report the public health investigation carried out and the identification and follow-up of the three patients' contacts.