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Saudi Arabia - Invites World Health Organization WHO to visit and consult on coronavirus MERS outbreak

sharon sanders

Editor-in-Chief & President
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Riyadh 16 Jumada II 1435 AH corresponding to April 16, 2014 , SPA

Riyadh 16 Jumada II 1435 AH corresponding to April 16, 2014 , SPA
The Ministry of Health represented by the members of the National Committee of the Infectious Diseases meeting yesterday via satellite " Tele- com" with experts from the World Health Organization in Geneva and Cairo , within the ministry's efforts to follow up the developments of the virus, " Mears Coruna ."


The participants reviewed the cases of " Corona " which appeared in the governorate of Jeddah , was to ensure that the actions taken are consistent with the nature and pattern of the disease .
Committee members pointed out that there is coordination and always constant between the Scientific Committee at the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization , where the ministry and the Commission to provide the Organization of developments , stressing that they will announce any developments of interest to the community and the world.

The meeting discussed the distribution of cases , along with an invitation to WHO experts to visit the kingdom in a consultative meeting scheduler end of this month in Riyadh .

In the same context , the ministry providing the Organization in Geneva, the cases that have been recorded , where people since mid- March 2014 thirty-seven positive cases of the virus Corona in five hospitals in Jeddah , after examination ( 2517 ) sample of patients and Mkhaltin , and still a work in progress for further examinations of suspected cases and their close contacts , note that the other two cases recorded in the province of his grandfather before that date .

And demonstrated the ministry in its statistics recording (21) state of health workers , including (15) case without symptoms , and (9 ) cases is believed to injury from the community , and six cases of Mkhaltin for patients and one case Mkhalt my house , and there has symptoms according to the results of the fact- epidemiological this history , Of the total cases registered in Jeddah died (7) patients mercy of God , cases have been registered by the first injury site and the source of infection .

The ministry added that it will occur information , with the confirmation link the cases after conducting genetic screening for the virus as well as the thread will examine the level of antibodies to the cases detected .

She explained that the cases recorded in the province of Jeddah ( 3 cases ) in Hospital A first source of community and (2) Mkhaltin health while record two cases in Hospital B is sourced from the community and record one case at a hospital in C source community as well as the record one case in Hospital D health worker believes his record of community and ( 30 cases ) in the Hospital E 19 Mkhaltin health , and 4 cases of the society and the state Mkhalt home of one of the wounded and 6 cases of patients Mkhaltin Mnomin .
The Ministry of Health continue to follow up and monitor developments related to the virus, " Corona Mirs " , and perseverance to inform all citizens and residents and the media on the developments of the situation to the virus .

http://www.spa.gov.sa/details.php?id=1221501
 
Re: Saudi Arabia - Invites World Health Organization WHO to visit and consult on coronavirus MERS outbreak

Source: http://www.arabnews.com/news/556886

WHO experts to probe Saudi MERS outbreak
RIYADH/JEDDAH: MD RASOOLDEEN & IRFAN MOHAMMED
Published ? Thursday 17 April 2014
Last update 17 April 2014 1:07 am

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive in the Kingdom on April 28 to investigate the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus outbreak in the country.

This comes after the National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases (NSCID) held a teleconference with WHO officials in Geneva and Cairo on Tuesday, according to an official from the Ministry of Health.

MERS has killed 71 people and infected 205 since September 2012. There have been 37 infections at Jeddah hospitals recently. Around 2,500 blood samples were tested for the virus in the western province, the official said.

Meanwhile, addressing a meeting on Wednesday in Jeddah, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said that the NSCID has organized field visits in Jeddah to get first-hand information about the virus. ?Hundreds of samples are being tested throughout the Kingdom from suspected cases,? the minister said...
 
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