Commonground
Senior Moderator
May 31, 2015 On 22 May 2015, the National IHR Focal Point of Qatar notified WHO of 1 additional case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection.
[h=3]Details of the case are as follows:[/h] A 73-year-old male from Doha city developed symptoms on 10 May and sought medical care at a hospital, whereupon he was treated symptomatically and sent home on the same day. On May 12, as symptoms worsened, the patient was admitted to the same hospital. On 21 May, he tested positive for MERS-CoV. The patient has comorbidities. He has no history of direct contact with camels; however, his family owns a camel barn and family members have a history of contact with camels and consumption of raw camel milk. The patient has no history of exposure to other known risk factors in the 14 days prior to onset of symptoms. Currently, the patient is in critical condition in ICU. Contact tracing of household contacts and healthcare contacts is ongoing for the case.
Globally, WHO has been notified of 1150 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including at least 427 related deaths.
continued: http://www.who.int/csr/don/31-may-2015-mers-qatar/en/
[h=3]Details of the case are as follows:[/h] A 73-year-old male from Doha city developed symptoms on 10 May and sought medical care at a hospital, whereupon he was treated symptomatically and sent home on the same day. On May 12, as symptoms worsened, the patient was admitted to the same hospital. On 21 May, he tested positive for MERS-CoV. The patient has comorbidities. He has no history of direct contact with camels; however, his family owns a camel barn and family members have a history of contact with camels and consumption of raw camel milk. The patient has no history of exposure to other known risk factors in the 14 days prior to onset of symptoms. Currently, the patient is in critical condition in ICU. Contact tracing of household contacts and healthcare contacts is ongoing for the case.
Globally, WHO has been notified of 1150 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including at least 427 related deaths.
continued: http://www.who.int/csr/don/31-may-2015-mers-qatar/en/