Qatar- Media report: Health announces 1 new cases of coronavirus MERS - 13th cumulative case - March 8, 2015

[Treyfish]

Doha -guena

Supreme Council of Health announced the registration of new cases of laboratory confirmed Corona virus that causes respiratory syndrome Middle East Qatari citizen at the age of 69 years.

The Council said in a press statement that the patient is suffering from several sickest chronic and has symptoms of high fever and cough with sore throat, has been introduced to Hamad Medical Corporation to receive necessary medical care, where the initial diagnosis pneumonia sharply after detection and the work of the necessary tests in national laboratories proved positive for the virus samples Koruna.

Upon receipt of the communication the investigation team to follow up the patient, where his health condition is stable Initial reports indicated that it was not subjected to the mixing of the situation confirmed infected with the virus, as it did not travel outside the country during the last two weeks before the onset of symptoms .. note that he was mixing camel, where he has Several barns for breeding camels and cattle.

The Council noted the registration of all potential contacts of the patient's family members and medical staff therapist to find out whether some of them corresponds to the standard definition of the suspected case which was approved by the World Health Organization, in addition to start making the necessary tests on them... http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/315789

[sharon sanders]

These are the previous cases we have on record for Qatar:

Qatar

1) #4 - Man, 49, onset date September 3, 2012, traveled to UK for treatment Death

2) #6 - Man, 45, onset date October 12, 2012, traveled to Germany for treatment - recovered

3)#97 - Man, 59, hospitalized in stable condition in isolation, travel history to Saudi Arabia week before diagnosis

4) #104 - Man, 29, onset 1 week ago with flu symptoms, now hospitalized in critical condition

5) #111 - Woman, 56, hospitalized August 23, died August 31 - multiple comorbidities - Qatar Death

6) #116 - Man, 66, retroactively identified, onset date May 1 and died on May 10 in Tunisia , history of travel to Qatar & Saudi Arabia, father of cases #42 & #43 - QatarDeathnote

7)#144 - Man, 61, chronic illnesses, hospitalized in stable condition Death

8)#150 - Patient, 23, asymptomatic case in good condition

9)#157 - Male, 48, co-morbidities, hospitalized in ICU Death

10)#160 - Man, 61, chronic diseases, hospitalized in ICU Death

11) #909 - Unknown, 43, Qatar

12) #987 - Male, 55, hospitalized for treatment - Qatar

[sharon sanders]

SCH reports a new case of MERS-CoV


March 09, 2015 - 12:00:00 am
DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has announced that a new "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) case has been reported for a Qatari patient aged 69 years old who also had a history of chronic illnesses.

more....

http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/325920/sch-reports-a-new-case-of-mers-cov

[sharon sanders]

This case is not listed on the Qatar Supreme Council site yet. Also, if confirmed by WHO this will be the 13th Qatari coronavirus MERS case. Per WHO standards cases are assigned to country of origin, not where hospitalized, nor where death occurs. To use the latter does not give an accurate epidemiological picture of the situation. Qatar has exported 3 cases in the past:

#4 - Man, 49, onset date September 3, 2012, traveled to UK for treatment Death

#6 - Man, 45, onset date October 12, 2012, traveled to Germany for treatment - recovered

#116 - Man, 66, retroactively identified, onset date May 1 and died on May 10 in Tunisia , history of travel to Qatar & Saudi Arabia, father of cases #42 & #43 - Qatar Death note


Source:

FluTrackers Coronavirus MERS cases list breakdown by country link


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Qatar called case #987 (the last case - in February 2015) the 12th Qatari case:

"A 55-year old expatriate patient has tested positive for the deadly virus, the SCH said yesterday. The last MERS case in the country was reported in October last year, involving a 43-year old citizen. The total number of MERS cases in Qatar has now reached a dozen." link

[sharon sanders]

I will wait for WHO confirmation or a post on the MoH site before adding to our list. In the past Qatar quickly notifies WHO of such cases.