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Respiratory virus detection in returning travelers and pilgrims from the Middle East.
Mercier, Ambroise; Méheut, Antoine; Alidjinou, Enagnon Kazali; Lazrek, Mouna; Faure, Karine; Hober, Didier; Engelmann, Ilka.
  • Mercier A; Univ Lille, CHU Lille, Laboratoire de Virologie ULR3610, F-59037, Lille, France. Electronic address: ambroise.mercier.etu@univ-lille.fr.
  • Méheut A; CHU Lille, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Lille, France, F-59037, Lille, France. Electronic address: antoine.meheut.etu@univ-lille.fr.
  • Alidjinou EK; Univ Lille, CHU Lille, Laboratoire de Virologie ULR3610, F-59037, Lille, France. Electronic address: enagnonkazali.alidjinou@chru-lille.fr.
  • Lazrek M; Univ Lille, CHU Lille, Laboratoire de Virologie ULR3610, F-59037, Lille, France. Electronic address: mouna.lazrek@chru-lille.fr.
  • Faure K; CHU Lille, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Lille, France, F-59037, Lille, France; Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019 - UMR 9017 - CIIL - Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, F-59000, Lille, France; Service de Maladies Infectieuses, CHU Lill
  • Hober D; Univ Lille, CHU Lille, Laboratoire de Virologie ULR3610, F-59037, Lille, France. Electronic address: didier.hober@chru-lille.fr.
  • Engelmann I; Univ Lille, CHU Lille, Laboratoire de Virologie ULR3610, F-59037, Lille, France. Electronic address: ilka.engelmann@chu-montpellier.fr.
Travel Med Infect Dis ; 51: 102482, 2022 Oct 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2243309
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia are commonly infected with respiratory viruses. Since the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in 2012, patients with acute respiratory symptoms returning from an endemic area can be suspected to be infected by this virus.

METHODS:

98 patients suspected to have MERS-CoV infection from 2014 to 2019 were included in this retrospective cohort study. Upper and lower respiratory tract samples were tested by real-time RT-PCR for the detection of MERS-CoV and other respiratory viruses. Routine microbiological analyses were also performed. Patient data were retrieved from laboratory and hospital databases retrospectively.

RESULTS:

All patients with suspected MERS-CoV infection travelled before their hospitalization. Most frequent symptoms were cough (94.4%) and fever (69.4%). 98 specimens were tested for MERS-CoV RNA and none of them was positive. Most frequently detected viruses were Enterovirus/Rhinovirus (40/83; 48.2%), Influenzavirus A (34/90; 37.8%) and B (11/90; 12.2%), H-CoV (229E and OC43 10/83; 12% and 7/83; 8.4%, respectively).

CONCLUSION:

From 2014 to 2019, none of 98 patients returning from endemic areas was MERS-CoV infected. However, infections with other respiratory viruses were frequent, especially with Enterovirus/Rhinoviruses and Influenzaviruses.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2022 Document Type: Article