Laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Malaysia: preparedness and response, April 2014

J Premila Devi; W Noraini; R Norhayati; C Chee Kheong; A S Badrul; S Zainah; K Fadzilah; I Hirman; S Lokman Hakim; A Noor Hisham

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.18.20797

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Laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Malaysia: preparedness and response, April 2014
J Premila Devi¹ , W Noraini¹ , R Norhayati¹ , C Chee Kheong¹ , A S Badrul¹ , S Zainah¹ , K Fadzilah¹ , I Hirman¹ , S Lokman Hakim¹ , A Noor Hisham¹
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Citation style for this article: Premila Devi J, Noraini W, Norhayati R, Chee Kheong C, Badrul A S, Zainah S, Fadzilah K, Hirman I, Lokman Hakim S, Noor Hisham A. Laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in Malaysia: preparedness and response, April 2014. Euro Surveill. 2014;19(18):pii=20797. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.18.20797 Received: 25 Apr 2014

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Abstract

On 14 April 2014, the first laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection was reported in Malaysia in a man in his mid-fifties, who developed pneumonia with respiratory distress, after returning from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The case succumbed to his illness three days after admission at a local hospital. The follow-up of 199 close contacts identified through contact tracing and vigilant surveillance did not result in detecting any other confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection.