​South Korean man thought to have MERS hospitalised in Slovakia - MERS ruled out

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S Korean man thought to have MERS hospitalised in Slovakia: Official
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POSTED: 14 Jun 2015 03:29

BRATISLAVA: A South Korean man thought to have contracted the potentially deadly MERS virus was hospitalised in the Slovak capital Bratislava on Saturday (Jun 13), a spokeswoman said.

"He is a 38-year-old man from South Korea who is suffering from diarrhoea, fever and lesions on his skin," Petra Stano Matasovska, from Bratislava's university hospital, told AFP.

Local media said the man arrived in Slovakia on June 3 and works for a subcontractor of South Korean carmaker Kia based in the northern town of Zilina.
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In Bratislava, the Slovak health ministry said the South Korean patient was being kept in isolation. "The patient was transferred to the university hospital by ambulance accompanied by the police," spokesman Peter Bubla said. "He has been placed in a special unit, isolated from other patients."

Results of the blood tests, which will be sent to Prague for analysis, are expected to be known "in the next 24 hours", he added.
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/s-korean-man-thought-to/1914066.html

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Patients with suspected disease MERS flown to Bratislava

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8 hours ago | BRATISLAVA / Zilina - Zilina The suspect appeared to vysokoinfekčn? MERS disease. As a spokeswoman University Hospital in Bratislava Peter Stano Maťa?ovsk? the man flown to Bratislava.

"We have received information that in Zilina is a man who has a high suspicion by a highly MERS. Therefore, we have activated our vacuum units to the clinic of Infectology and Geographic Medicine Hospital Kram?re and waiting for the patient," confirmed a spokeswoman for TV JOJ University Hospital in Bratislava Peter Stano Maťa?ovsk?.

The information was confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

"We can confirm that he was secure transport people from ?ilina to a specialized facility in Bratislava University Hospital with symptoms of the disease MERS," ministry spokesman Peter Bubla.

Pending the results

In his words, it is a 39 year aliens. He was staying in a familiar hotel near the city of Zilina. Police safety reasons the hotel closed and surrounded by police tape

"The disease so far has not been confirmed by him. Samples will be sent to a laboratory in Prague and expect results within 24 hours. Office of Public Health and the Regional Public Health currently implemented in cooperation with the police and all necessary steps in accordance with the epidemiological plan, such as the collection persons with whom the patient came into contact, " emphasized Bubla.

General outbreak in Slovakia by Bubla include the preparation and the situation of the potential virulent infections, which include MERS.

Public Health Office now will examine Korean with whom he came in contact.

The latest information on the case provided for TV JOJ Director Press Department of the Ministry of Health spokeswoman Zuzana Či?m?rikov? and University Hospital in Bratislava Peter Stano Maťa?ovsk?. Check out:

"In addition to Bratislava, where the vacuum unit is to receive patients by a highly diseases, we have two more mobile units in Banska Bystrica and Kosice. We also have a number of ambulances equipped with special clothing. Healthcare professionals are informed about present conditions. In case of suspicion of the disease will be based epidemiololgick?ch of context, " he added Bubla.

Police closed ?ilinsk? hotel where the Korean situated....

http://www.noviny.sk/c/slovensko/pacienta-s-podozrenim-na-ochorenie-mers-prevazaju

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This is the first patient in Slovakia with suspected deadly MERS
This should be a Korean citizen.

2015-06-13 16:33:00 | Zilina / TVNOVINY.SK, TASR, update.

According to information from TV Markiza in Slovakia he appeared first patient with suspected deadly disease MERS. Police briefly this afternoon asked the chemical team from the FRC in Zilina for assistance when carrying. This should be a Korean national who was staying in Zlin Hotel.

"It's a 39-year-old foreigner. The disease so far has not been confirmed by him. The samples will be sent to a laboratory in Prague and expect results within 24 hours, "said Health Ministry spokesman Peter Bubla.

Public Health Office, as well as the Regional Public Health currently implemented in cooperation with the police and all necessary steps in accordance with the epidemiological plan, for example. detecting persons with which the patient has come into contact.

"General outbreak in Slovakia include the preparation and the situation of the potential virulent infections, which include MERS," said Bubla. He added that in addition to Bratislava, where the vacuum unit is to receive patients by a highly diseases, we have two more mobile units in Banska Bystrica and Ko?ice.

"We also have a number of ambulances equipped with special clothing. Health workers are informed about the present conditions. In case of suspicion of the disease will be based on epidemiological context, "the spokesman further.

Details on the evening TV news on TV Mark?za .

http://www.tvnoviny.sk/domace/17961...nt-na-slovensku-s-podozrenim-na-smrtelny-mers

 

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Health | Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:32pm EDT Related: WORLD, HEALTH

Bratislava hospital tests South Korean man in suspected MERS case

PRAGUE

A Bratislava hospital is testing a 38-year-old South Korean man for possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a spokeswoman said on Saturday.

The hospital has sent tests to a laboratory in Prague and expects results on Sunday, spokeswoman Petra Stano Matasovska said. She said the patient was in stable condition.

Slovakia media reported the man was transported from the city of Zilina, 200 km north of the Slovak capital. The area is home to a Kia Motors factory and media said the man worked for a subcontractor of the South Korean carmaker and that he was staying in a hotel in Zilina.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/13/us-health-mers-slovakia-idUSKBN0OT0W920150613

 

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The test result on MERS: One sample has limits, Koreans will repeat the test

Neither sample taken from the patient tested positive Korea. From analyzes of 4 samples which were made in the laboratory in Prague, three came back negative, one with thresholds.

Debatetoday, 18:40 Bratislava

Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Peter Buble none of the samples taken tested positive, one of them reached the threshold.

"In this situation, according to epidemiological rules is necessary to repeat the examination. So the patient will again be sampled and sent for follow-up examination to Prague," said Bubla.

It is a 39-year-old Koreans who arrived in Slovakia on June 3 With him when he showed symptoms of the disease MERS, immediately contact the Korean Embassy in Slovakia.

From Zilina to Bratislava was transferred on Saturday in the evening.

"The patient's condition is unchanged and stable - is not getting worse," she said today before midday University Hospital spokesperson Peter Stano Maťa?ovsk? Bratislava, where the man was hospitalized. K?rejec has diarrhea and respiratory problems such as flu.

"Vacuum Unit where men do after being transported to our hospital placed, is common in sleep mode, turn on it just because of this case. It is a department similar to the intensive care room has special filters in order to ensure that it gets out only clean air, "said Peter Stano, yesterday Maťa?ovsk?.

The hotel is in quarantine

Passenger, with a man who traveled from Asia, has until the expert Slovenska.?ilinsk? remain in the hotel where he was staying K?rejec, hermetically concluded yesterday. Employees ah hotel guests must remain in the building until it is confirmed or refuted suspicion of MERS.
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http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/277784/aktuality-o-podozreni-na-mers-stav-pacienta-sa-nezhorsil/

 

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Industries | Sun Jun 14, 2015 1:27pm EDT Related: HEALTHCARE

Tests show South Korean in Slovakia probably does not have MERS

BRATISLAVA, JUNE 14

Tests show a 38-year-old South Korean man admitted to hospital in Slovakia with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) probably does not have the potentially deadly virus, the Slovak Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The ministry said three out of four tests came back negative and the fourth was on the upper limits but not positive.

Ministry spokesman Peter Bubla said the patient, who was taken to a Bratislava hospital on Saturday, would undergo further tests.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/14/health-mers-slovakia-idUSL5N0Z00OU20150614

 

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More Tests Needed to Rule Out MERS for South Korean Man in Slovakia

World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: June 15, 2015 04:46 IST
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"There were no positive indications. Out of four indicators, three were negative, and one borderline," hospital spokeswoman Petra Stano Matasovska told AFP. "According to epidemiological rules, it is necessary to repeat the procedure."
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"New blood samples will be sent to a specialised lab in Prague. We need to wait another 24 hours to definitively rule out contamination," said Matasovska.

She added that the patient was staying in a special isolated unit and that his condition was "slightly better."

The man did not appear to have had contact with patients or to have visited venues where infections were reported in South Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said today.
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http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/more...-mers-for-south-korean-man-in-slovakia-771629

 

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Repeated tests definitely exclude first case of MERS in Slovakia

Xinhua, June 16, 2015

The results of repeated tests on samples from the man from South Korea excluded the suspected first case of Middle East Respiratory Disease (MERS) in Slovakia, Slovak Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday.

"We can confirm that the control examination of samples has been completed and the results are negative," ministry spokesman Peter Bubla said.

This result also means that 35 citizens of South Korea isolated in Hotel Fram in Zilina in the Northern Slovakia could leave the hotel.
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http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2015-06/16/content_35828239.htm

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MERS ruled out for South Korean man in Slovakia

AFP
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Bratislava (AFP) - New tests on Monday ruled out the potentially fatal MERS virus in a South Korean man being kept in isolation at a hospital in Slovakia, a health ministry spokesman said.

"We can confirm the results of the (latest) test are negative," spokesman Peter Bubla told AFP, adding that the patient remained in hospital.

The South Korean was thought to be suffering from a combination of bronchitis and digestive disorders that have now receded, hospital spokeswoman Petra Stano Matasovska told AFP on Monday.
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