sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Published Date: 2013-08-29 14:13:48
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV - Eastern Mediterranean (63): Saudi Arabia, new cases, WHO
Archive Number: 20130829.1911345
MERS-COV - EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (63): SAUDI ARABIA, NEW CASES, WHO
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International Society for Infectious Diseases
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In this posting:
[1] Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health report
[2] WHO: global update
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[1] Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health report
Date: Thu 29 Aug 2013
From: Ziad Memish <zmemish@yahoo.com> [edited]
As part of the continuing surveillance for MERS-COV in [the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] KSA and to ensure clarity of the recently reported cases from KSA MOH. Attached is an update on what was reported yesterday [28 Aug 2013] and today [29 Aug 2013] by case numbers.
SA83: 55-year-old male, resident who has chronic underlying disease. He presented on [17 Aug 2013] with pneumonia and required ventilator support. This is the 1st reported case from Madinah. Contact tracing and screening are ongoing. There was a probable contact in a health care facility in Madinah with the recently reported Qatari patient diagnosed in Qatar. Close collaboration in the investigation is ongoing between the Qatari and Saudi health authorities. No animal contact reported.
SA84: 38-year-old male citizen from Hafr Albatin. He is diabetic. The date of onset was [8 Aug 2013] and he presented with bilateral pneumonia. He progressed to ARDS [acute respiratory distress syndrome] and died with respiratory failure on [17 Aug 2013]. Family contacts were screened and the virus was detected in 2 asymptomatic contacts. (see below).
New cases to be announced today [29 Aug 2013]:
SA85: 16-year-old male family contact of a confirmed case (SA84), asymptomatic and no comorbidities.
SA86: 7-year-old female family contact of a confirmed case (SA84), asymptomatic and no comorbidities.
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Ziad A Memish,MD,FRCP(Can),FRCP(Edin),FRCP(Lond),FACP
Deputy Minister for Public Health
Director WHO Collaborating Center for Mass Gathering Medicine
Ministry of Health
Professor, College of Medicine
Alfaisal University
Riyadh 11176
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
<zmemish@yahoo.com>
http://www.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20130829.1911345
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV - Eastern Mediterranean (63): Saudi Arabia, new cases, WHO
Archive Number: 20130829.1911345
MERS-COV - EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (63): SAUDI ARABIA, NEW CASES, WHO
*******************************************************************
A ProMED-mail post
http://www.promedmail.org
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
http://www.isid.org
In this posting:
[1] Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health report
[2] WHO: global update
******
[1] Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Health report
Date: Thu 29 Aug 2013
From: Ziad Memish <zmemish@yahoo.com> [edited]
As part of the continuing surveillance for MERS-COV in [the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia] KSA and to ensure clarity of the recently reported cases from KSA MOH. Attached is an update on what was reported yesterday [28 Aug 2013] and today [29 Aug 2013] by case numbers.
SA83: 55-year-old male, resident who has chronic underlying disease. He presented on [17 Aug 2013] with pneumonia and required ventilator support. This is the 1st reported case from Madinah. Contact tracing and screening are ongoing. There was a probable contact in a health care facility in Madinah with the recently reported Qatari patient diagnosed in Qatar. Close collaboration in the investigation is ongoing between the Qatari and Saudi health authorities. No animal contact reported.
SA84: 38-year-old male citizen from Hafr Albatin. He is diabetic. The date of onset was [8 Aug 2013] and he presented with bilateral pneumonia. He progressed to ARDS [acute respiratory distress syndrome] and died with respiratory failure on [17 Aug 2013]. Family contacts were screened and the virus was detected in 2 asymptomatic contacts. (see below).
New cases to be announced today [29 Aug 2013]:
SA85: 16-year-old male family contact of a confirmed case (SA84), asymptomatic and no comorbidities.
SA86: 7-year-old female family contact of a confirmed case (SA84), asymptomatic and no comorbidities.
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Ziad A Memish,MD,FRCP(Can),FRCP(Edin),FRCP(Lond),FACP
Deputy Minister for Public Health
Director WHO Collaborating Center for Mass Gathering Medicine
Ministry of Health
Professor, College of Medicine
Alfaisal University
Riyadh 11176
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
<zmemish@yahoo.com>
http://www.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20130829.1911345