Coronavirus cases May 28, 2014 (confirmed cases: 3, confirmed deaths: 6 ) MERS - Plus - 1 case reversed due to further testing (USA)

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/CoronaNew/PressReleases/Pages/mediastatement-2014-05-28-001.aspx


Corona Media Statements MOH: '3 New Confirmed Corona Cases Recorded'
MOH: '3 New Confirmed Corona Cases Recorded'
5/28/2014


Daily Report of (MERS-CoV) Cases
Wednesday 29 Rajab 1435 / 28 May 2014
12 pm Local Time in Makkah

Total number of confirmed cases in the last 24 hours: 3 cases.
Recovered and discharged cases that previously tested positive and are now negative: 4 cases.
The total number of deaths: 6 (2 cases were recorded over the past 24 hours and the other 4 are from previously confirmed cases).

Overview of the Health Status of the Cases:

1 stable case.
2 deaths.

Health situation of the cases in detail:

a) In Riyadh:

A 72-year-old male suffering from Diabetes, and Hypertension. He developed respiratory symptoms on May 5, 2014 and was admitted to a government hospital on May 26, 2014. His condition is stable and is isolated at home.


b) In Makkah:

A 65-year-old suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart Disease, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was admitted to a government hospital on May 26, 2014. He has been in contact with a confirmed case. He passed away on May 27, 2014. May Allah have mercy upon him.
A 39-year-old female suffering from Diabetes, Hypertension, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and is a Steroid user. She developed fever, mild cough, and joints pain. She was admitted to a government hospital on May 21, 2014. She has been in contact with a confirmed case. She passed away on May 27, 2014. May Allah have mercy upon her.


Deaths from previously reported cases:

A 36-year-old male was admitted to a government hospital in Madinah. He was previously recorded as a confirmed case on May 12, 2014. He passed away on May 27, 2014. May Allah rest his soul.
A 51-year-old male was admitted to a government hospital in Madinah. He was previously recorded as a confirmed case on May 19, 2014. He passed away on May 27, 2014. May Allah rest his soul.
A 55-year-old female was admitted to a government hospital in Riyadh. She was previously recorded as a confirmed case on May 14, 2014. She passed away on May 27, 2014. May Allah rest her soul.
An 80-year-old female was admitted to a government hospital in Riyadh. She was previously recorded as a confirmed case on May 28, 2014. May Allah rest her soul.


Recovery from previously reported cases:

A 36-year-old female was discharged from a government hospital in Riyadh on May 27th, 2014.
A 40-year-old female was discharged from a government hospital in Riyadh on May 27th, 2014.
A 40-year-old female was discharged from a government hospital in Riyadh on May 27th, 2014.
A 48-year-old female was discharged from a government hospital in Taif on May 27th, 2014.

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: USA - Illinois man, contact of Indiana case - seropositive test result for coronavirus MERS

Re: USA - Illinois man, contact of Indiana case - seropositive test result for coronavirus MERS

From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV>
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: CDC Press Release: CDC provides update on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) *Embargoed until 1:00 p.m. ET
Date: May 28, 2014 11:47 AM
Attachments: Media Advisory MERS 52814.pdf
Press Release

Embargoed until 1 p.m. ET
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286


CDC concludes Indiana MERS patient did not spread virus to Illinois business associate

After completing additional and more definitive laboratory tests, CDC officials have concluded that an Indiana MERS patient did not spread the virus to an Illinois associate during a business meeting they had before the patient became ill and was hospitalized.

CDC and state and local public health officials are conducting voluntary testing of people who had contact with two travelers who went from Saudi Arabia to the U.S. where they were confirmed to have Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. One type of tests conducted by state and CDC labs uses respiratory samples and can quickly indicate if a person has active infection with the virus. These tests are called PCR, or polymerase chain reaction, assays. Another type of testing, conducted on blood samples in CDC labs, is called serology and is designed to look for antibodies to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Antibodies would indicate that a person had been previously infected with the virus and developed an immune response. To conduct serology for MERS-CoV, CDC performs three separate tests ? ELISA or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, IFA or immunofluorescent assay, and a third more definitive test called the neutralizing antibody assay which takes longer than the other two tests.

The Illinois resident, a business associate who had extended face-to-face contact with the Indiana MERS patient, tested negative for active MERS-CoV infection by PCR in the days after his interaction with the man. Given the Illinois man?s contact with the MERS patient, CDC conducted serology testing to see if the Illinois man had antibodies to MERS-CoV. Preliminary ELISA and IFA results announced by CDC on May 17 indicated that the Illinois resident appeared to be positive for MERS-CoV antibodies.

?The initial ELISA and IFA serology results indicated the possibility that the Illinois resident had been previously infected with MERS-CoV,? said David Swerdlow, M.D., who is leading CDC?s MERS-CoV response. ?This compelled us to notify and test those people with whom he had close contact in the days following his interaction with the Indiana MERS patient.?

CDC scientists have since tested additional blood samples and completed the slower, definitive serology test, the neutralizing antibody test, which requires at least five days before a result is available. Based on the result of all of these tests, which require careful interpretation, CDC has concluded that the Illinois resident was not previously infected with MERS-CoV.

?While we never want to cause undue concern among those who have had contact with a MERS patient, it is our job to move quickly when there is a potential public health threat,? said Swerdlow. ?Because there is still much we don?t know about this virus, we will continue to err on the side of caution when responding to and investigating cases of MERS in this country.?

To date, active MERS-CoV infection has not been found in any of the contacts of the two people in the U.S. confirmed to have the disease. However, investigations are ongoing, including voluntary serology testing of contacts. This vigilant approach is intended to help CDC reduce any immediate public health threat, as well as help the global scientific community gain a better understanding of how MERS-CoV spreads so we can more effectively control this disease in the future. There is currently no evidence of sustained spread of MERS-CoV in community settings.

As CDC continues to gather additional information, officials will update the agency?s MERS recommendations as needed. At this time, CDC?s recommendations to the public, travelers, doctors and other healthcare providers have not changed.

For more information about MERS-CoV, please visit:

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html
Frequently Asked MERS Questions and Answers: http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/faq.html
Indiana State Department of Health: http://www.state.in.us/isdh/
Illinois Department of Public Health: http://www.idph.state.il.us/

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