Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece.
Euro Surveill. 2014 Apr 24;19(16):20782. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2014.19.16.20782.
On 18 April 2014, a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection was laboratory confirmed in Athens, Greece in a patient returning from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Main symptoms upon initial presentation were protracted fever and diarrhoea, during hospitalisation he developed bilateral pneumonia and his condition worsened. During 14 days prior to onset of illness, he had extensive contact with the healthcare environment in Jeddah. Contact tracing revealed 73 contacts, no secondary cases had occurred by 22 April.
2014 年 4 月 18 日，希腊雅典确诊了一起从中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒（MERS-CoV）感染病例，患者从沙特阿拉伯吉达返回。发病初始的主要症状为持续发热和腹泻，住院期间他出现双侧肺炎，病情恶化。在发病前 14 天，他与吉达的医疗环境有广泛接触。接触者追踪发现有 73 名接触者，截至 4 月 22 日，未发生二代病例。
