Lack of MERS Coronavirus but Prevalence of Influenza Virus in French Pilgrims after 2013 Hajj
Philippe Gautret
, Rémi Charrel, Samir Benkouiten, Khadidja Belhouchat, Antoine Nougairede, Tassadit Drali, Nicolas Salez, Ziad A. Memish, Malak al Masri, Jean-Christophe Lagier, Matthieu Million, Didier Raoult, Philippe Brouqui, and Philippe Parola
Author affiliations: Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France (P. Gautret, R. Charrel, S. Benkouiten, A. Nougairde, N. Salez, J.-C. Lagier, M. Million, D. Raoult, P. Brouqui, P. Parola); Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, Marseille (P. Gautret, R. Charrel, S. Benkouiten, K. Belhouchat, A. Nougairede, T. Drali, N. Salez, J.-C. Lagier, M. Million, D. Raoult, P. Brouqui, P. Parola); Public Health Directorate, Saudi Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Z.A. Memish, M. al Masri); College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh (A. Memish)
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Figure. . . Onset of respiratory symptoms by week, reported by 129 Hajj pilgrims from France during their stay in Saudi Arabia, October 2013.
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