MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release

MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release

MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 05/14/2014 01:05 PM EDT

MMWR Early Release Vol. 63, Early Release May 14, 2014

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First Confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Cases in the United States, Updated Information on the Epidemiology of MERS-CoV Infection, and Guidance for the Public, Clinicians, and Public Health Authorities — May 2014 Stephanie R. Bialek, MD, Donna Allen, MS, Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, MD, et al. MMWR 2014;63:1–6.  The first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in the United States, identified in a traveler recently returned from Saudi Arabia, was reported to CDC by the Indiana State Department of Health on May 1, 2014, and confirmed by CDC on May 2. A second case identified in a traveler from Saudi Arabia was reported to CDC by the Florida Department of Health on May 11. This report summarizes the investigations that followed.