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Details of the case reported by the UAE on 4 June 2014 are as follows:
The patient is a 36 year-old butcher residing in Abu Dhabi. He works in a local slaughter house for camels and sheep. He was asymptomatic. His sputum was tested positive for MERS-CoV on 20 May 2014 as part of a general screening in slaughter houses. The patient had no contact with a previously laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV case. He had no history of travel. The patient is currently isolated and is in a stable condition.
Investigations and follow up of contacts of the patient have been carried out and no other case was detected.
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#UAE and #Iran reported additional Middle East respiratory syndrome laboratory-confirmed cases #MERS
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Details of the case reported by the UAE on 4 June 2014 are as follows:
The patient is a 36 year-old butcher residing in Abu Dhabi. He works in a local slaughter house for camels and sheep. He was asymptomatic. His sputum was tested positive for MERS-CoV on 20 May 2014 as part of a general screening in slaughter houses. The patient had no contact with a previously laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV case. He had no history of travel. The patient is currently isolated and is in a stable condition.
Investigations and follow up of contacts of the patient have been carried out and no other case was detected.
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WHO @WHO 9m
#UAE and #Iran reported additional Middle East respiratory syndrome laboratory-confirmed cases #MERS