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Posted: May 17 2016 at 2:52pm |
WHO reports details of Qatar, Saudi MERS-CoV cases
No new MERS-CoV cases have been reported today, but the World Health Organization (WHO) has posted information on the case reported recently from Qatar as well as details of several previously reported cases from Saudi Arabia. The Qatar patient is a 40-year-old man who had frequent contact with dromedaries in his work but no other known risk factors, according to the WHO. He had been admitted to the hospital for an unrelated condition Apr 26 and tested positive for MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) May 2 and 3. He is in stable condition and remains in isolation. Contact monitoring has yielded no other MERS-CoV cases and the camels the man worked with are being evaluated, says the WHO. Qatar has had just one other MERS-CoV case this year. May 16 WHO notice on Qatar case Meanwhile, a separate update yesterday covers four Saudi MERS-CoV cases previously reported by the country's ministry of health. A 55-year-old male national from Hofuf, whose symptoms started Apr 26, tested positive Apr 30 and died May 4. He had preexisting medical conditions and a history of contact with dromedaries and consumption of raw camel milk. The dromedaries are being evaluated. A 39-year-old non-national from Riyadh was a household contact of the case-patient below. He was identified through contact tracing, testing positive on May 5. He has had no symptoms, has no comorbidities, and is in home isolation. A 40-year-old non-national from Riyadh who had preexisting conditions is critically ill in an intensive care unit (ICU) but is not receiving mechanical ventilation. His symptoms began Apr 14 and he was admitted May 1, testing positive the next day. Exposure history for the 14 days before his admission is listed as ongoing. A 70-year-old national from Hail who has comorbidities is receiving mechanical ventilation in an ICU. He experienced symptoms beginning Apr 26, was admitted Apr 29, and tested positive Apr 30. His exposure history is also listed as ongoing. The WHO's count of confirmed MERS-CoV cases globally since September 2012 stands at 1,733 with at least 628 related deaths. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2016/05/news-scan-may-17-2016 |
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