Sandbox/Alejandro

Criteria for suspected MERS-CoV infection

Patients should meet the following criteria, either A or B
A.   Fever (≥38°C, 100.4°F) and pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome (based on clinical or radiological evidence)	B.   Fever (≥38°C, 100.4°F)
AND EITHER	AND
• History of travel from countries in or near the Arabian Peninsula within 14 days before symptom onset	• Symptoms of respiratory illness (not necessarily pneumonia; e.g., cough, shortness of breath)
OR	AND
• Close contact with a symptomatic traveler who developed fever and acute respiratory illness (not necessarily pneumonia) within 14 days after traveling from countries in or near the Arabian Peninsula	• Being in a healthcare facility (as a patient, worker, or visitor) within 14 days before symptom onset in a country or territory in or near the Arabian Peninsula in which recent healthcare-associated cases of MERS have been identified
OR
• Member of a cluster of patients with severe acute respiratory illness (e.g.fever and pneumonia requiring hospitalization) of unknown etiology in which MERS-CoV is being evaluated, in consultation with state and local health departments