CDC-MERS-Info for Health Departments

CDC-MERS-Info for Health Departments

Information for Health Departments

Interim Guidance For Health Professionals

CDC interim guidance for evaluating patients, close contacts, and clusters, reporting patients under investigation (PUIs), testing specimens, and infection control.

Case Definitions

CDC case definitions for patient under investigation (PUI), confirmed case, and probable case.

Data Collection

Tools to collect data on patients under investigation (PUIs).

Interim Home Care and Isolation Guidance

CDC interim guidance to prevent MERS-CoV from spreading in homes and communities in the U.S.

Important Links

• First confirmed cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States, updated information on the epidemiology of MERS-CoV infection, and guidance for the public, clinicians, and public health authorities — May 2014. MMWR. May 14, 2014
• Health Alert Network: Confirmed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Case in Indiana, 2014 May 3, 2014
• Guidelines for Clinical Specimens