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    Posted: July 01 2016 at 7:11am


Saudi Arabia: MERS outside of Riyadh, more asymptomatic cases

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported two new MERS cases today, one of them fatal. The MOH described both patients as having primary exposure to the virus.

The first patient is a 40-year-old Saudi man from Dammam. He had symptoms of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) and is in critical condition.

A 38-year-old man from Al Bahah died from his MERS-CoV infection. He was a non-national. Neither men were healthcare workers, nor connected to the current outbreak in Riyadh that began at King Khalid University hospital.

On Jun 28 the MOH released its weekly MERS report and noted that, of the 28 patients linked to the King Khalid University hospital this month, 21 had no symptoms. This could mean that efforts to screen healthcare workers who've had contact with MERS patients are improving, or the disease is weakening, the report said.

As of today, Saudi Arabia's MERS-CoV total cases since 2012 are 1,408, including 598 deaths (42.3% of cases).

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2016/06/news-scan-jun-30-2016
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