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PRO/EDR> Influenza (51): Germany ex Saudi Arabia, Hajj returnee, RFI

Influenza -- GermanyHere we report on a 52-year-old female German resident, coming to our department on [7 Oct 2015] with high fever (40 degrees Centigrade) and non-productive cough. She had just returned from Hadj pilgrimage in Mekka [Saudi Arabia], where she stayed from [6 Sep 2015 to 6 Oct 2015].On admission she was put into isolation to rule out MERS-CoV. A deep-throat-swap was negative for MERS-CoV, but the sample returned positive for influenza virus A, subtype influenza A(H1sw).The patient Read more [...]