Investigation of an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Florence, Italy, May to June 2013

S Puzelli; A Azzi; M G Santini; A Di Martino; M Facchini; M R Castrucci; M Meola; R Arvia; F Corcioli; F Pierucci; S Baretti; A Bartoloni; D Bartolozzi; M de Martino; L Galli; M G Pompa; G Rezza; E Balocchini; I Donatelli

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.34.20564

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Investigation of an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Florence, Italy, May to June 2013
S Puzelli¹ , A Azzi² , M G Santini³ , A Di Martino¹ , M Facchini¹ , M R Castrucci¹ , M Meola¹ , R Arvia² , F Corcioli² , F Pierucci² , S Baretti³ , A Bartoloni⁴ , D Bartolozzi⁵ , M de Martino⁶ , L Galli⁶ , M G Pompa⁷ , G Rezza¹ , E Balocchini⁸ , I Donatelli¹
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Affiliations: ¹ National Influenza Centre, Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore Sanità (ISS), Rome, Italy ² Regional reference laboratory for Influenza, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Italy ³ Local health district (ASL 10), Florence, Italy ⁴ Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy ⁵ Infectious Diseases Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy ⁶ Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Anna Meyer University Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy ⁷ Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy ⁸ Tuscany Regional Health Authority, Florence, Italy

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Citation style for this article: Puzelli S, Azzi A, Santini M G, Di Martino A, Facchini M, Castrucci M R, Meola M, Arvia R, Corcioli F, Pierucci F, Baretti S, Bartoloni A, Bartolozzi D, de Martino M, Galli L, Pompa M G, Rezza G, Balocchini E, Donatelli I. Investigation of an imported case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Florence, Italy, May to June 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(34):pii=20564. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.34.20564 Received: 30 Jul 2013

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Abstract

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.