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  • UAE: Abu Dhabi: 38-year-old man dies from coronavirus MERS-COV - February 12, 2015

    feb 12 2015

    First 2015 Mers fatality in UAE is an expat



    Coronavirus has killed 359 people globally since coming to light in 2012

    Abu Dhabi: A 38-year-old man has become the first reported patient in the UAE to succumb to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (Mers-CoV) in 2015.According to the latest report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Abu Dhabi-based expatriate developed symptoms on December 29. On January 29, he visited a hospital emergency room because his symptoms had worsened, and he was admitted.

    The patient was soon in critical condition at the intensive care unit, and passed away on February 6.


    Coronavirus has killed 359 people globally since coming to light in 2012
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
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    Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) ? United Arab Emirates

    Disease outbreak news
    11 February 2015


    On 3 February 2015, the IHR National Focal Point of the United Arab Emirates notified WHO of 1 additional fatal case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection.
    Details of the case are as follows:

    A 38-year-old, non-national male from Abu Dhabi developed symptoms on 29 December. As symptoms worsened, the patient presented to the emergency room of a hospital on 29 January and was admitted to the hospital on the same day. Investigation of history of contact with camels is ongoing. He had no comorbidities and no history of exposure to other known risk factors in the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms. The patient was in critical condition, intubated in ICU and passed away on 6 February.
    Contact tracing of household contacts and healthcare contacts is ongoing for the case.

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