@article{3161504, title = "A case of imported Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus infection and public health response, Greece, April 2014", author = "Tsiodras, S. and Baka, A. and Mentis, A. and Iliopoulos, D. and and Dedoukou, X. and Papamavrou, G. and Karadima, S. and Emmanouil, M. and and Kossyvakis, A. and Spanakis, N. and Pavli, A. and Maltezou, H. and and Karageorgou, A. and Spala, G. and Pitiriga, V. and Kosmas, E. and and Tsiagklis, S. and Gkatzias, S. and Koulouris, N. G. and Koutsoukou, A. and and Bakakos, P. and Markozanhs, E. and Dionellis, G. and Pontikis, K. and and Rovina, N. and Kyriakopoulou, M. and Efstathiou, P. and and Papadimitriou, T. and Kremastinou, J. and Tsakris, A. and Saroglou, G.", journal = "Eurosurveillance", year = "2014", volume = "19", number = "16", pages = "5-10", publisher = "EUR CENTRE DIS PREVENTION & CONTROL", issn = "1025-496X, 1560-7917", doi = "10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.16.20782", abstract = "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." }