Volume 21, Number 4—April 2015
Letter
Influenza A and B Viruses but Not MERS-CoV in Hajj Pilgrims, Austria, 2014
Judith H. Aberle
, Theresia Popow-Kraupp, Peter Kreidl, Hermann Laferl, Franz X. Heinz, and Stephan W. Aberle
, Theresia Popow-Kraupp, Peter Kreidl, Hermann Laferl, Franz X. Heinz, and Stephan W. Aberle
Table
Characteristics of pilgrims who returned from the Hajj with acute respiratory illness and detectable virus in respiratory specimens, Austria, 2014*
| Patient no. | Age, y/sex | Other condition(s) | Signs/symptoms | Date of return from Hajj, Oct 2014 | Date of sample collection, Oct 2014 | Detected respiratory virus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50/M | Diabetes | Fever of 38°C, pneumonia, bronchitis | 22 | 23 | Influenza B† |
| 2 | 49/M | Hypothyroidism | Fever of 39°C, pneumonia, bronchitis | 21 | 22 | Influenza A(H3N2)‡ |
| 3 | 47/F | None | Fever, cough | 19 | 21 | Influenza B† |
| 4 | 57/M | None | Cough, bronchitis | 19 | 21 | Influenza B† |
| 5 | 66/M | Hypertension, cardiomyopathy | Cough, lung infiltrates | 13 | 20 | Rhinovirus |
| 6 | 54/M | Diabetes, hypertension | Cough, bronchitis | 10 | 13 | Rhinovirus |
| 7 | 52/F | Diabetes, hypertension, bronchial asthma | Fever of 40°C, dyspnea | 12 | 16 | Influenza A(H3N2)‡ |
*All patients were negative for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
†B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus, Yamagata lineage.
‡A/Hong Kong/146/2013-like virus.
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