Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission in Extended Family, Saudi Arabia, 2014
M. Allison Arwady, Basem M. Alraddadi, Colin Basler, Esam I. Azhar, Eltayb Abuelzein, Abdulfattah I. Sindy, Bakr M. Bin Sadiq, Abdulhakeem O. Althaqafi, Omaima Shabouni, Ayman Banjar, Lia M. Haynes, Susan I. Gerber, Daniel R. Feikin, and Tariq A. Madani
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.A. Arwady, C. Basler, L.M. Haynes, S.I. Gerber, D.R. Feikin); King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah (B. Alraddadi); Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (B. Alraddadi, E.I. Azhar, E. Abuelzein, A.I. Sindy, B.M. Bin Sadiq, A.O. Althaqafi, O. Shabouni, A. Banjar, T.A. Madani); King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (E.I. Azhar, T.A. Madani); Ministry of National Guard, Jeddah (A.O. Althaqafi)
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Figure 2. Timeline of illness onset and testing for MERS-CoV–positive family members, Al-Qouz, Saudi Arabia, 2014. Patients M and N had mild symptoms during 2 weeks before their rRT-PCR–positive results but did not identify a specific onset date; their illness dates are estimated. Patients R and S reported symptoms during the month preceding their positive serology tests but also without a specific onset date; their illness dates are not displayed. Patients L, P, and Q denied symptoms at any time. HH, household; MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Pt, patient; rRT-PCR, real-time reverse transcription PCR; S, positive serology date for rRT-PCR–negative persons.
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