Health Alerts, Advisories, Notifications, and Updates

• PDPH Advisory - MERS-CoV Guidelines for Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Infection Prevention - July 29, 2013

Surveillance

• CDC MERS in the U.S. (Recently Updated:December 8, 2015)

Vaccine Information

• There is no vaccine currently available for MERS.

Diagnostics and Treatment

• PDPH MERS Laboratory Testing Algorithm 2015 (Recently Updated: December 11, 2015)

For laboratory testing authorization, call PDPH at 215-685-6740 during business hours or call 215-686-4514 after-hours and ask to speak to the Division of Disease Control on-call staff.

Reporting to PDPH

Report MERS cases to PDPH by calling 215-685-6748 during business hours or completing this Disease reporting form and faxing the form to 215-238-6947.

Health Educational Materials

• PDPH MERS Fact Sheet 2015 (Recently Updated: December 11, 2015)
• Click Here for Other Infection Control Signs

Links and Resources

• ACD Newsletter here
• CDC: MERS Preparedness Resources  

Guidelines for Management and Control

MERS Guidelines
All Facilities	CDC: MERS Case Definition (Recently Updated: December 8, 2015) CDC: Patients who should be investigated for MERS-CoV infection (Recently Updated: December 8, 2015) CDC: MERS Infection Control Precautions (Recently Updated: December 8, 2015)
Healthcare Facilities	CDC: Healthcare Facility Preparedness Checklist for MERS-CoV CDC: Healthcare Facility Checklist
Healthcare Providers	CDC: Healthcare Provider Preparedness Checklist for MERS-CoV CDC: Healthcare Provider Checklist