PRO/EDR> Respiratory infections – Canada: (AB) Hajj returnees

Respiratory Illness — Canada
Recently, there was a description of influenza A diagnoses in suspect Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) patients from Calgary Alberta, Canada (Influenza (49): Canada ex Saudi Arabia, Hajj returnees, susp. 20151005.3693052).
This post will identify the collaborative work undertaken to identify respiratory etiologies in patients returning from the Hajj. Prior to the beginning of the 2015 Hajj, Alberta Health Services released an information document to physicians