Novel coronavirus associated with severe respiratory disease: Case definition and public health measures

N Danielsson; collective on behalf of the ECDC Internal Response Team; M Catchpole

doi:10.2807/ese.17.39.20282-en

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Novel coronavirus associated with severe respiratory disease: Case definition and public health measures

N Danielsson¹, collective on behalf of the ECDC Internal Response Team², M Catchpole³
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Affiliations: ¹ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden ² The members of the team are listed at the end of the article ³ Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom

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Niklas.Danielsson ecdc.europa.eu
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Citation style for this article: Danielsson N, on behalf of the ECDC Internal Response Team collective, Catchpole M. Novel coronavirus associated with severe respiratory disease: Case definition and public health measures . Euro Surveill. 2012;17(39):pii=20282. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.39.20282-en Received: 27 Sep 2012

Abstract

Two cases of rapidly progressive acute respiratory infection in adults associated with a novel coronavirus have generated an international public health response. The two infections were acquired three months apart, probably in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. An interim case definition has been elaborated and was published on the World Health Organization website on 25 September 2012.