According to recent guidance from the WHO, member states should "continue their surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections and to carefully review any unusual patterns. Testing for the NCoV should be considered in patients with unexplained pneumonias or in patients with unexplained severe, progressive or complicated respiratory illness not responding to treatment, particularly in persons traveling from or resident in areas of the world known to be affected."
Dr. Madoff, Dr. Epstein, and Dr. Pollack had no disclosures.
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*Correction, 3/1/2013: In an earlier version of this story, the findings regarding the Saudi Arabian bats sampled by Dr. Jonathan Epstein and his associates were misstated. Dr. Epstein and his colleagues led a team that surveyed bats from the Bisha area last fall. They have not yet reported their findings.