Table 2.
Respiratory pathogens detected among Hajj Pilgrims, Jordan, 2014.
| Respiratory pathogen | All patients (n = 125) |
|
|---|---|---|
| n/total | % | |
| Virus | ||
| MERS coronavirus | 0/125 | 0 |
| Human coronavirus 229E | 8/125 | 6 |
| Human coronavirus NL63 | 4/125 | 3 |
| Human coronavirus OC43 | 4/125 | 3 |
| Human coronavirus HKU1 | 0/125 | 0 |
| Influenza Aa | 4/125 | 3 |
| Influenza B | 2/125 | 2 |
| Influenza C | 0/125 | 0 |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 1/125 | 1 |
| Parainfluenza virus 1b | 1/125 | 1 |
| Parainfluenza virus 2 | 0/125 | 0 |
| Parainfluenza virus 3 | 2/125 | 2 |
| Parainfluenza virus 4 | 0/125 | 0 |
| Human metapneumovirus | 0/125 | 0 |
| Rhino/enterovirus | 59/125 | 47 |
| Parechovirus | 0/125 | 0 |
| Adenovirus | 1/125 | 1 |
| ≥2 virusesc | 13/125 | 10 |
| Bacteria | ||
| Bordetella pertussis | 0/125 | 0 |
| Chlamydophila pneumoniae | 0/125 | 0 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 0/125 | 0 |
| Legionella pneumophila | 0/125 | 0 |
a
All influenza A-positive specimens were subtype H3N2.
b
One specimen tested positive for parainfluenza virus 1 by panviral PCR.
c
Specimens testing positive for two viruses included those with co-detection of rhino/enterovirus with human coronavirus 229E (n = 3), NL63 (n = 2), or OC43 (n = 2), influenza A (n = 2), parainfluenza virus 3 (n = 2), or adenovirus (n = 1). In addition, one specimen tested positive for three viruses: rhino/enterovirus, human coronavirus 229E, and influenza B (n = 1).