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  • Treyfish
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    SORRY

    The HPA has announced that another member of the same family has caught the disease and was being treated in isolation. The patient was said to be recovering.

    Four out of the 12 confirmed global coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in Britain.
    Prof John Watson, head of the respiratory diseases department of the HPA, said: "Although this patient had a mild form of respiratory illness, as a precaution the HPA is advising that the patient self-isolate and limit contact with non-household members.

    "Follow-up of other household members and contacts of this case is under way.

    "Although this case appears to be due to person-to-person transmission, the risk of infection in contacts in most circumstances is still considered to be low. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/43...firmed-hpa.htm

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  • sharon sanders
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    Please do not copy/paste entire news articles in English onto the English forums on FT. I have said this several times.

    We want snips and/or facts only with a link back.

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  • Treyfish
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    Third family member has 'Sars-like virus'
    By James Gallagher


    A third member of a family in the UK has been infected with a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus, officials say.

    It strengthens evidence that the virus can spread between people, however experts say the risk to the general population remains small.

    Of the 12 people confirmed to have the virus, five have died.

    This case appears to be a milder form of the infection and the patient is not being treated in hospital.

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    A third member of a family in the UK has been infected with a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus, officials have confirmed.
    Last edited by sharon sanders; February 15, 2013, 02:05 PM. Reason: shortened

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  • Treyfish
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    "The patient ... is recovering from a mild respiratory illness and is currently well," it said in a statement.

    John Watson, the HPA's head of respiratory diseases said that despite this, the HPA was advising the patient to self-isolate and limit contact with other people. Health officials are currently following up other household members.

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    When a second case in this cluster was found on Wednesday, Tom Wilkinson, a senior lecturer in respiratory medicine at Britain's University of Southampton, said that if NCoV turned out to be like the previous SARS outbreak, it may prove quite slow to spread from one human to another.

    "But it's early days to make any definite statements because viruses can change and mutate very rapidly, so what is right today may be wrong tomorrow," he said.

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  • Treyfish
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    Third case of novel coronavirus infection identified in family cluster
    15 February 2013
    The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm a third case of novel coronavirus infection in a family cluster, following the confirmed diagnosis of two cases announced earlier this week. The patient, who is a UK resident and does not have any recent travel history, is recovering from a mild respiratory illness and is currently well. This latest case brings the total number of confirmed cases globally to 12, of which four have been diagnosed in the UK.


    Professor John Watson, head of the respiratory diseases department at the HPA, said: "Although this patient had a mild form of respiratory illness, as a precaution the HPA is advising that the patient self-isolate and limit contact with non-household members. Follow up of other household members and contacts of this case is currently underway.
    ?Although this case appears to be due to person-to-person transmission, the risk of infection in contacts in most circumstances is still considered to be low. If novel coronavirus were more infectious, we would have expected to have seen a larger number of cases than we have seen since the first case was reported three months ago. However, this new development does justify the measures that were immediately put into place to prevent any further spread of infection and to identify and follow up contacts of known cases.
    ?We would like to emphasise that the risk associated with novel coronavirus to the general UK population remains very low. The HPA will continue to work closely with national and international health authorities and will share any further advice with health professionals and the public if and when more information becomes available."
    ENDS


    Notes to editors:

    1. Laboratory confirmed cases to date: 12
    Saudi Arabia: 5 (3 deaths)
    Jordan: 2 (2 deaths)
    UK: 4 (1 patient from Qatar ? receiving treatment, 3 patients from UK, 2 receiving treatment, 1 recovered)
    Germany: 1 (patient from Qatar ? discharged)
    2. Coronaviruses are causes of the common cold but can also include more severe illness, such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). This new coronavirus was first identified in September 2012 in a patient who died from a severe respiratory infection in June 2012. The virus has so far only been identified in a small number of cases of acute, serious respiratory illness who presented with fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties.
    3. For further information, see the HPA?s coronavirus webpages which includes a Q&A on this topic.

    4. The Health Protection Agency is an independent UK organisation that was set up by the government in 2003 to protect the public from threats to their health from infectious diseases and environmental hazards. In April 2013 the Health Protection Agency will become part of a new organisation called Public Health England, an executive agency of the Department of Health. To find out more, visit our website: www.hpa.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @HPAuk.
    5. For more information please contact the national HPA press office at Colindale on 0208 327 7901 or email colindale-pressoffice@hpa.org.uk. Out of hours the duty press officer can be contacted on 0208 200 4400.


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  • Gert van der Hoek
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    15 February 2013

    Third family member has 'Sars-like virus'

    By James Gallagher

    Health and science reporter, BBC News


    A third member of a family in the UK has been infected with a new respiratory illness similar to the deadly Sars virus, officials say.

    It strengthens evidence that the virus can spread between people, however experts say the risk to the general population remains small.

    Of the 12 people confirmed to have the virus, five have died.

    This case appears to be a milder form of the infection and the patient is not being treated in hospital.

    The infection is thought to come from contact with animals. However, if the virus can spread between people it poses a much more serious threat.

    This is the fourth case identified in the UK. The first was a patient flown in from Qatar for treatment. The second was linked to travel to the Middle East and Pakistan.

    BBC News

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  • Coronavirus Infects Third U.K. Family Member - Confirmed by WHO

    Coronavirus Infects Third U.K. Family Member, Health Agency Says
    British health authorities identified an additional case of a new respiratory virus in a relative of a person diagnosed this week, bringing the global tally of cases to 12.

    The patient, who doesn’t have any recent travel history, is recovering from a mild respiratory illness, the Health Protection Authority said in a statement today, without specifying the patient’s gender or age. Officials on Feb. 11 said a British resident who traveled to the Middle East and Pakistan was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, and on Feb. 13 they said a family member had been infected.

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