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Summary of Assessment of Public Health Risk to Canada Associated with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - Emerging Respiratory Infections - Public Health Agency of Canada 27 Aug 2013
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As of 23 August 2013, 94 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with MERS-CoV have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO): 2 from Jordan, 2 from Qatar, 74 from Saudi Arabia, 3 from the United Kingdom (UK), 5 from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 1 from Germany (medical transport from the UAE), 2 from France, 2 confirmed from Tunisia, and 3 from Italy. There have also been sixteen probable cases. Most patients are male (61%; 55 of 90 cases with sex reported) and range in age from 14 months to 94 years (median 50 years, n=89). Most patients presented with severe acute respiratory disease requiring hospitalization and eventual mechanical ventilation or other advanced respiratory support, however, asymptomatic illness has been reported in four children and six health care workers. Forty-seven confirmed cases have died (case fatality rate 50%). Animal exposures were suspected in early cases, but the majority of cases do not have this history. Seven paediatric cases have been reported, with one paediatric death in a 2 year old with underlying lung disease.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/eri-ire/coronavirus/risk_assessment-evaluation_risque-eng.php
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As of 23 August 2013, 94 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with MERS-CoV have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO): 2 from Jordan, 2 from Qatar, 74 from Saudi Arabia, 3 from the United Kingdom (UK), 5 from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 1 from Germany (medical transport from the UAE), 2 from France, 2 confirmed from Tunisia, and 3 from Italy. There have also been sixteen probable cases. Most patients are male (61%; 55 of 90 cases with sex reported) and range in age from 14 months to 94 years (median 50 years, n=89). Most patients presented with severe acute respiratory disease requiring hospitalization and eventual mechanical ventilation or other advanced respiratory support, however, asymptomatic illness has been reported in four children and six health care workers. Forty-seven confirmed cases have died (case fatality rate 50%). Animal exposures were suspected in early cases, but the majority of cases do not have this history. Seven paediatric cases have been reported, with one paediatric death in a 2 year old with underlying lung disease.
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/eri-ire/coronavirus/risk_assessment-evaluation_risque-eng.php