Jordan: Additional Case of MERS-CoV is Reported to WHO - travel history Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com...ed-to-who.aspx

Additional Case of MERS-CoV is Reported to WHO
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...The patient is a 52-year-old man with underlying medical conditions. He visited Saudi Arabia from March 20 to March 29, 2014. He became ill on March 25 and visited a hospital in Jeddah. He returned to Jordan on March 29 and visited a hospital in Amman on the same day and on April 2. He is currently in stable condition...

[sharon sanders]

Re: Jordan: Additional Case of MERS-CoV is Reported to WHO

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) ? update

Disease Outbreak News

11 APRIL 2014 - On 9 April 2014, the Ministries of Health of Jordan notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

The patient is a 52 year-old man with underlying medical conditions. He visited Saudi Arabia from 20 to 29 March. He became ill on 25 March and visited a hospital in Jeddah. He returned to Jordan on 29 March and visited a hospital in Amman on the same day and on 2 April. He is currently in a stable condition.

The concerned authorities in Jordan are in contact with the concerned authorities in Saudi Arabia to follow up on all close contacts of the case.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_04_11_mers/en/