WHO concerned by sharp rise in MERS cases

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   WHO concerned by sharp rise in MERS cases

The World Health Organization is expressing concern about the recent sharp rise in MERS cases in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The organization is particularly worried about what it calls two significant outbreaks in health-care facilities.

The global case count of infections with MERS virus has skyrocketed this month, with about 140 new cases reported since the beginning of April.

To put that in context, that represents about 41 per cent of all cases of MERS diagnosed since the first known infections in April of 2012.

The WHO statement says about three quarters of the recently diagnosed cases involve person-to-person spread of the virus, with most of these cases being infected in hospitals.

The WHO says it has offered to pull together teams of international experts to help Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deal with the outbreaks.

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coyote Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: April 25 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8395	Post Options Post Reply Quote coyote Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: WHO concerned by sharp rise in MERS cases Posted: April 23 2014 at 11:21am
	WHO concerned by sharp rise in MERS cases The World Health Organization is expressing concern about the recent sharp rise in MERS cases in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The organization is particularly worried about what it calls two significant outbreaks in health-care facilities. The global case count of infections with MERS virus has skyrocketed this month, with about 140 new cases reported since the beginning of April. To put that in context, that represents about 41 per cent of all cases of MERS diagnosed since the first known infections in April of 2012. The WHO statement says about three quarters of the recently diagnosed cases involve person-to-person spread of the virus, with most of these cases being infected in hospitals. The WHO says it has offered to pull together teams of international experts to help Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deal with the outbreaks. [link to www.cfra.com]
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BOB C. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote BOB C. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 23 2014 at 11:31am
	I have been hearing the HCW's are getting infected, does this represent H2H?