South Korea - Patients reportedly with "mysterious" respiratory illness - 28 fatalities reported - exposure to toxic humidifier chemicals confirmed

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2011-05-30 09:22 2011-05-30 09:22 article
Kyurokeom an unexplained surge in the spread of the pneumonia is the fear.

He seems cold and flu symptoms last week, the stark stiff lungs from 30 pregnant women 'pulmonary fibrosis' symptoms such as unexplained fear of pneumonia increases with the number of super-bacteria, mainly seem to be flocking to hearing from you. BIO 7100, the current upper limit chisoteumyeo introns as circles were recorded.
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The "surge" there is in the price of a financial stock; the source is a financial site indicating that the stock has risen due to both the unexplained outbreak and the spread of superbugs. The "30" in that article appears to be a date, not a case count.

 

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They seem pretty sure that this is not the result of person-to-person spread, even with missed mild cases.

There are some known exotic fungal agents, (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=145286) for example, that might only affect immune-compromised individuals and could produce such an outbreak that perhaps should be investigated.

http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/201106/h2011060217035321950.htm

Severe lung disease, epidemiologic studies do not reveal the cause

Health authorities "is not an epidemic"

Centers for Disease Control from a pregnant woman with severe lung disease had onset after another one month for the campaign which epidemiological studies, in siwonhi have not figured out the cause. Concluded that the epidemic is not just a respiratory. Centers for Disease Control in the general adult and pediatric epidemiology research to expand the scope of further investigating plans to support academic research.

Managing Director of Infectious Disease Center for Disease Control yangbyeongguk the two days, "senior general hospitals in the country where the target 44 symptomatic pregnant women with severe lung disease, mainly a result of the epidemiological investigation, the disease caused by infection would be unlikely is judged, "he said. [I believe this paragraph is saying that they have not found similar cases in 44 hospitals under surveillance. - alert]

There were no additional cases yet. Director of both the "severe lung disease in the study period, patients with similar symptoms, but the three people reported two guns and other diseases such as acute interstitial pneumonia and the other of a gun Last jeopsudwae investigation," he said.

Diseases of the name 'severe lung disease, as has been calling. Centers for Disease Control and before the illness 'acute interstitial pneumonia' came at the preliminary conclusions.

Seoul National University surveyed ohmyeongdon Professor of Infectious Diseases (Chairman of the infection), the "acute interstitial pneumonia and severe lung disease, both lungs become crumbly pyeseomyuhwa phenomenon that seems to have something in common, but lesions in different parts of the lungs causing acute interstitial pneumonia view as difficult, "he explained.

The five professors "If respiratory diseases than younger pregnant women with weakened immune systems should anyone but the elderly, chronic respiratory diseases do not seem to be otherwise," he said.

Why focus on a pregnant woman did not identify clearly the onset map. Professor of Respiratory Medicine Ulsan goyunseok the "living conditions of pregnant patients, ate healthy food and physical vulnerability, and tracking, observing, but failed to find common ground," said "about the chances of several of the" he said.

 

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2011/06/12 16:39 KST
Unidentified lung disease found in family members SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has detected what could be seen as the first case of members of the same family suffering from an unidentified severe acute lung disease, the state-run disease control agency said on Sunday.

A 32-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter were hospitalized in Seoul after their lung tissues became hardened and they had difficulties breathing, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

The mother and the daughter, who currently rely on respirators to breathe, are waiting to undergo lung transplant surgery, according to the center. The CDC has conducted tests on tissue samples taken from them.

The case is raising fears over the spread of an unknown virus, which might have caused the deaths of three pregnant women since May.

A 36-year-old woman died in early May in the intensive care unit at a Seoul hospital due to an unidentified virus, the first of its kind in Korea, after being admitted in April for tuberculosis. The woman was pregnant when she was hospitalized.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/techscience/2011/06/12/99/0601000000AEN20110612002300320F.HTML

 

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Unknown cause severe acute lung disease within the family group was first identified outbreak cases.

12 days

according to Centers for Disease Control and so on a university hospital in Seoul stark stiff lungs with symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis are living in Seoul, Mr. A (32 and over), daughter of Mr. B and Miss A (6) were hospitalized. A second daughter, Mr. C Yang (1) from her home with Mr. A in the hospital in Busan, a large-known.

A two daughters and his symptoms are shortness of breath and pulmonary findings in recent unexplained lung disease or death of the mother is being treated cases are similar. Therefore, Case A, two daughters and his family in the first case of the outbreak can be seen as is the analysis.

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'Unresolved pneumonia' familial outbreak of the first week
Unexplained pneumonia virus killed two people last month of pregnancy and symptoms similar to severe acute lung disease in this family was the first outbreak.

Centers for Disease Control and stiff lungs in a university hospital in Seoul stark signs of lung fibrosis, as A (32 ? W), Mr. A's daughter B (6) admitted the amount stated on the 12th.

Mr. A and his two daughters two months ago, shortness of breath symptoms appeared in the Busan and then went down from her home state to continue deteriorating ipwothaeteuna daughter, B, with the amount transferred to the University Hospital in Seoul.

They relied on the current artificial lung ventilator and while waiting for a lung transplant.

A second daughter of Mr. C (1) the amount is too young to old are difficult to treat condition known left in large hospitals in Busan.

Meanwhile, unexplained lung hospitalized in downtown Seoul, Mr. A was being treated at the hospital a person of maternal deaths in the past 10 days were added.:tiphat:http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=201106121652153&sec_id=560101

 

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'Acute lung disease' outbreak of the family ... and her daughter wandered Torticollis
Health authorities "are not infected by the disease," ... the medical profession, "the risk of transmission is close like a family" Not an unexplained outbreak of acute lung disease cases within the family group was the first official confirmation. In the medical field are warning there could be transmitted.

ICU at a university hospital in Seoul.

32 years old and Mr. Shin's six-year-old daughter sinmo unidentified hospital with acute lung disease are being treated.

However, without finding any way to treat lung fibrosis curing stiff firing both of them are in serious state.

Shin's second daughter, born in Busan, the lung is a large hospitalized.

And his two daughters nearly two months ago, God at the same time show signs of respiratory distress have been hospitalized in Busan large.

But the elder Mr. Shin in Seoul, transporting the worst for the state would continue.

Centers for Disease Control and acute lung disease is unknown, these three men has admitted.

Interfamily outbreak will be officially admitted for the first time.

But this time, the onset of infection was the line drawn is not.

[Yangbyeongguk / Managing Director of CDC infectious diseases: emerging pathogens is infected, the pathogen is common to the three men to come out there's nothing particularly pathogens.]

However, familial outbreak last month in the last March 30 twin brother and mother and daughter mother and daughter, Mr. and continues until the new year for the SBS coverage only identified as is already the third time.

If you like a close family relationship in the medical field, warns that the risk of transmission.

[Bakjundong / Hospital Professor of Pediatrics: infectious disease caused by a particular pathogen can not be excluded that this is not that I can tell you.]

But health authorities in the child patients are not even going to epidemiology, has been pointed out that too passive.
:tiphat:video http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1000929378

 

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Yep, three unexplained outbreak of acute pulmonary
Lead]

Yep, at a time, three of unknown causes acute lung infections are being treated.

Maternal health authorities a recent unexplained lung disease has killed many people would not have reported.

Lee, Sun reporter reports.

[Report]

A 32 year old living in Seoul and his six-year, two one-year-old daughter two months ago, there appeared signs of respiratory distress was found to hospital in the city.

However, the deteriorating condition A with her parents who brought their daughters to Pusan ​​has a large hospital.

Still, there were likely to get better eventually need lung transplants has led to the state.

Transferred to University Hospital in Seoul, Mr. A big girl without relying on a respirator and an artificial lung transplants are waiting for.

At least one-year-old daughter is too young transplants do not expect it will remain in hospital in Busan.

The Ministry of Health who has killed an unknown number of recently pregnant women with acute lung disease is different from the symptoms is reported.

Fibrosis of the lungs stiff curing the symptoms will not appear.

Typical pneumonia is estimated to be worse for Disease Control explains.

Centers for Disease Control and daughters of Mr. A was in the hospital at Pusan ​​and swab specimens are examining.
:tiphat:http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0103_201106121847570778

 

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A 32 year old living in Seoul and his six-year, two one-year-old daughter two months ago, there appeared signs of respiratory distress was found to hospital in the city.

Familial outbreak of unexplained pulmonary



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Familial outbreak of unexplained pulmonary

Unknown cause severe acute lung disease onset cases of mother-daughter group of three people were identified first.
12 days according to Centers for Disease Control and so on a university hospital in Seoul stark stiff lungs with symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis are living in Seoul, Mr. A (32, female), daughter of Mr. B and Miss A (6) were hospitalized. A second daughter, Mr. C Yang (1) from her home with Mr. A in the hospital in Busan, a large-known.
According to headquarters two months ago, Mr. A and his two daughters shortness of breath symptoms appeared after Seoul hospital from her home down to the Busan was admitted to large hospitals.
If Mr. A keunttalin B positive, and we can expect a lung transplant. However, the second daughter of Mr. A C (1) the amount is too difficult for older lung transplant and is difficult to expect the current status of the large hospitals remain in Busan.
A two daughters and his symptoms are shortness of breath and pulmonary findings in recent unexplained lung disease or death of the mother is being treated cases are similar. Accordingly, two daughters and his examples A family outbreak of the first case I can see is the analysis.
National health authorities have two daughters with Mr. A was in the hospital during the formation of the swab specimens of these pathogens were tested.
Managing Director of Infectious Disease Center for Disease Control yangbyeongguk the "A mother's case was not subject to monitoring not come, "said "this case has not been found among family members, such as pathogens between family members is not cases of infection, " he explained.:tiphat:http://kjdaily.com/read.php3?aid=1307881921216953054

 

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Family outbreak of acute pulmonary ... "pneumonia seems worse," a family member in a group of unknown causes acute lung infections are awaiting a lung transplant at University Hospital.

CDC A 32 year old living in Seoul and his six-year-old daughter, shortness of breath symptoms deteriorated in the hospital in Seoul, says the university.

Also, A's one-year-old daughter, because the same symptoms in the hospital in Busan, says large.

Centers for Disease Control, however, who recently killed an unknown number of women with lung disease have different symptoms, pneumonia admitted was likely deteriorating discussed.

A two months before his parents' house shortness of breath symptoms appeared in the Busan is a large state hospital, but has been moved to Seoul National University Hospital to continue deteriorating.

A great daughter and his current without relying on a respirator and artificial lungs, waiting for a lung transplant, lung transplant, but the little girl too young to expect a difficult situation.

A National Health authorities in the hospital and his daughters, and swab samples from the time the pathogen has been inspected.
:tiphat:http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0105_201106121741203449

 

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The first outbreak of unexplained familial lung disease of unknown cause severe acute lung disease within the family, the first confirmed case jipdanbalbyeonghan.

Centers for Disease Control lungs stiff and stark with symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis, a 30 housewife living in Seoul, and Mr. A were 6 of flesh and a homicide two daughters are being treated at the hospital said.

They are currently relying on a respirator while awaiting a lung transplant, but the youngest daughter is too young age of surgery was known to be hard.
blurry video :tiphat:http://www.obsnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=606356

 

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A Centers for Disease Control and his two daughters and a large hospital in Busan at the time the swab specimens of these pathogens, tests were conducted. Managing Director of Infectious Disease yangbyeongguk the "A pregnant woman's sample test results last outbreak of acute pulmonary disease of unknown etiology is showing a different aspect," said "are focused on the causes," he said.

Mr. A lung disease of unknown etiology in the hospitalized treatment in large hospitals in Seoul batdeon of maternal hemorrhage in 1 patient due to respiratory failure died in the last 10 days. As the disease has increased recently deceased mother, all three patients.
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Came to the deceased, but still can not find the cause of acute severe lung infections within the family group is the first outbreak was confirmed.

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Centers for Disease Control, etc. According to the 12th in Seoul in a university hospital with symptoms of lung fibrosis of the lungs stiff stark living in Seoul, the A (32 ? W), Mr. A's daughter B (6) the amount has been hospitalized.

Mr. A and his two daughters two months ago, shortness of breath symptoms appeared after Seoul hospital from her home down to the Busan was admitted to large hospitals.

But let the state continue to worsen the amount of A and Mr. B in the last 9 and 11 at Seoul National University Hospital moved to the spot, without relying on the current artificial respiration and artificial lungs, is awaiting a lung transplant.

If Mr. A keunttalin B positive, and can expect a lung transplant, but, A second daughter of Mr. C (1) years of age is too young sheep lung transplant and is difficult to expect the current status of the large hospitals remain in Busan.

A recent in a row and his two daughters and the symptoms of death from lung disease or unknown causes are similar to those being treated mothers.
Therefore, two daughters and his examples A and unexplained outbreak of lung disease cases in the first family can be seen as.

National health authorities have two daughters with Mr. A was in the hospital during the formation of the swab specimens of these pathogen tests were conducted.

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But the Centers for Disease Control where a national target of 44 senior hospital ICU patients requiring pulmonary disease outbreaks maternal monitoring whether the results revealed no additional cases of.

Managing Director of CDC infectious yangbyeongguk "We've investigated the concentration of the mother, lung balbyeongsaryeman Mr. A is not the mother, except in cases of go further," he explained.

Meanwhile, unknown to Mr. A lung disease are hospitalized mother was being treated at major hospitals in Seoul one of the additional people died in the last 10 days.

This as the disease has increased recently deceased mother, all three patients.

The deceased D (35 ? Cheongju, Chungbuk resident), who cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, such symptoms as last April 13 was admitted to the hospital ICU.

Mr. D just like symptoms of the condition of the hospitalized women pyeonindeda relatively good progress in lung fibrosis is not more than two euros to the general ward care has been taken.

D He recently moved back upstairs to the state rapidly akhwahae received treatment for respiratory symptoms due to cerebral hemorrhage died.
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Sent to ProMED

 

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Thanks RoRo.

 

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The translations here are very crude. Am I correct that today's articles seem to report three new cases in a family, consisting of a 32-year-old woman, and her two daugthers ages 6 and 1? And these cases have no known connection to the original 8 reported cases?

It seems to me like these new individuals could have had a common exposure as well, so contagion is not necessary. It also seems to me based on earlier articles, that these cases, whatever their cause, have been going on for several years, but are only now getting attention.

 

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I'm pretty sure the last paragraph here indicates that a third one of the original eight patients has died.

It also appears that the onset dates on the latest reported cases may actually be some time ago. I don't see any evidence of any cases with onset since May 6 (the latest onset date of the original eight patients).

http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=5625895&ctg=1200

Lung disease outbreak, one big family, and her daughter for the first time three people
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Lung disease outbreak, one big family, and her daughter for the first time three people

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Woninmo acute severe lung disease within the family group was the first time.

Centers for Disease Control and June 12 in Seoul in a university hospital with symptoms of lung fibrosis of the lungs stiff stark living in Seoul, the A (32 · W), Mr. A's daughter B (6) the amount of said hospital.

Mr. A and his two daughters two months ago, shortness of breath symptoms appeared after Seoul hospital from her home down to the Busan was admitted to large hospitals.

When the state continues to deteriorate, but the amount of A and Mr. B in the last 9 and 11 at Seoul National University Hospital moved to the spot, without relying on the current artificial respiration and artificial lungs, is awaiting a lung transplant.

However, Mr. A's second daughter, C (1) the amount is too young to old are difficult to treat condition known left in large hospitals in Busan.

Meanwhile, unknown to Mr. A lung disease are hospitalized mother was being treated at major hospitals in Seoul one of the additional people died in the last 10 days. This as the disease has increased recently deceased mother, all three patients.

 

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This is about a week old and doesn't mention the new cases (unless that is the case under investigation from May 30 below), but gives a bit more detail.

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2937090

Lung malady in pregnant women still a mystery

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June 03, 2011
After a month of epidemiological investigation on the mystery lung malady that has stricken pregnant women and killed three, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday they concluded it wasn¡¯t a virus, wasn¡¯t contagious and wasn¡¯t a new phenomenon either.

But they don¡¯t know what caused it and are baffled as to why it¡¯s showing up in pregnant women.

¡°For the past month, we have studied lung disease patients in intensive care units of 44 hospitals throughout the country and concluded that there hasn¡¯t been additional occurrences of this disease,¡± said an official from the KCDC. ¡°This disease should no longer be called a virus but an ¡®unidentified severe lung disease.¡¯¡±

Since May, eight patients have been confirmed stricken with the disease, which leads to pulmonary fibrosis, or scarring of the lungs, seven of them pregnant women and one a man in his 40s. One of the women died May 10 and the second on May 26.

During the month-long investigation, three pregnant women visited hospitals complaining of difficulty breathing. After conducting biopsies, two were cleared of having the disease and the third was hospitalized May 30 for more tests, according to the KCDC.

The KCDC held an advisory meeting on Wednesday and came to a conclusion that this ¡°unidentified lung disease is not new.¡± It said that there have been ¡°reports of patients, including both children and adults, suffering from the same disease since 2005¡± and that ¡°only the exact cause of the disease is not specified yet.¡±

The KCDC said it had no medical grounds for stating that pregnant women are more vulnerable to the disease.

Health authorities said that the rash of cases should be described as ¡°an increase of pregnant women suffering from the lung disease rather than a collective occurrence, as there¡¯s no statistical data to back up such a statement.¡±

Said Oh Myoung-don, a professor of internal medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine: ¡°The old and the infirm and chronic invalids with reduced immunity are more vulnerable to infectious respiratory diseases, but this unknown lung disease wasn¡¯t found in those patients. Therefore, the possibility of this disease being infectious is extremely low.¡±


By Yim Seung-hye, Park Yu-mi [sharon@joogang.co.kr]

 

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'Unconfirmed acute lung' family to confirm the outbreak
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Unexplained outbreak of acute lung disease cases within the family group was the first official confirmation. Mother and young daughter fell into a coma but health authorities are dealing with a slender.
32 year old god and god's six-year-old daughter mossi acute lung disease has been taken to unknown.

Without finding any way to treat lung fibrosis curing hardens more rapidly, both of them is in a coma.

Shin's second daughter, born in the same lung disease admitted to a hospital in the state of Busan.

Almost two months ago, three people show symptoms of shortness of breath at the same time a large hospital in Busan, but the state is god and his eldest daughter will be transferred to Seoul deteriorating.

Centers for Disease Control and acute lung disease is unknown, these three men has admitted.
Between the first official outbreak of the family will be recognized.

However, this time by the onset of infection was the line drawn is not.

[Yangbyeongguk / Managing Director of CDC infectious diseases: emerging pathogens is infected, the pathogen is common to the three men to come out there's nothing particularly pathogens.]

However, in this case within the family group, including the incidence of SBS to cover the third time this year for what is identified.

Even patients with health authorities in the infant, such as epidemiological studies do not even have been too passive to the point. :tiphat:http://news.sbs.co.kr/section_news/news_read.jsp?news_id=N1000929477

 

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Unknown cause lung disease, family planning disease epidemiology ‥



Unknown cause severe acute lung disease caused her mother and two young daughter had recently claimed the lives of pregnant women in the lung are similar.

Within the family as a group thing so ill the first time that's happened again.


32 year old mother and 6-year-old daughter
Cause unknown
Severe acute lung
In a large hospital in Seoul
Only then was hospitalized last nine days.

2 months ago the first
Shortness of breath after appearing
Curing lung stiff lung fibrosis
Thompson quickly
Is currently waiting for a lung transplant.

Year-old daughter, also a second
Symptoms such as
Have been admitted to another hospital,
Age is too young to
Lung transplantation is a difficult state.

Pulmonary fibrosis is in progress
Severe acute lung disease
Within a family
Outbreak in a group thing
Officially, this is the first time.

Yep, the symptoms of three
Last in a row that killed mother
Unknown cause lung disease and symptoms
Is similar.

Centers for Disease Control, however,
Focusing on the onset of pregnancy was
Not consistent with unexplained pulmonary disease
Do not say.

◀ SYN ▶ yangbyeongguk Director / CDC
"(MRI, etc.), photographs, baby mother
Biopsy was
Pattern than we've seen before
It is different. "

Centers for Disease Control to target the three mother-daughter
About living conditions and family history
Epidemiology is planning to.

On the other hand, unexplained lung
1 patient was being hospitalized women
Add them dead in three days ago
The mother recently died of lung disease
All three patients have increased.:tiphat:http://imnews.imbc.com/replay/nwtoday/article/2867782_5782.html

 

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Re: South Korea - Patients reportedly with "mysterious" pneumonia - most are pregnant or recently delivered mothers - several fatalities reported

Re: South Korea - Patients reportedly with "mysterious" pneumonia - most are pregnant or recently delivered mothers - several fatalities reported

Unexplained lung disease, pregnant women in the family suspected

a couple of days ago people have died from lung disease of unknown cause, Busan, all of the 30 women and two daughters have been confirmed as diseased.
Symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis in both lungs stiff Stark, recently occurred in a row with severe lung disease of unknown cause similar symptoms, is revealed.

As a result, health officials try to determine the possibility of infection within the family, the family may be exposed to the joint about the living environment is planning to conduct an intensive investigation said.:tiphat:http://news.mk.co.kr/v3/view.php?sc=30000001&cm=헤드라인&year=2011&no=372499&relatedcode=&sID=300