WHO: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) ? Saudi Arabia (22 October 2015)

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Between 10 and 13 October 2015, the National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia notified WHO of 4 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. The four cases are from the same compound in Riyadh city.
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• A 26-year-old, non-national female developed symptoms on 1 October and, on 8 October, was admitted to hospital. The patient, who has no comorbidities, tested positive for MERS-CoV on 9 October. Currently, she is in stable condition in a negative pressure isolation room on a ward. Investigation of history of exposure to the known risk factors in the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms is ongoing.
• A 27-year-old, non-national female developed symptoms on 1 October and, on 10 October, was admitted to hospital. The patient, who has no comorbidities, tested positive for MERS-CoV on 11 October. Currently, she is in stable condition in a negative pressure isolation room on a ward. The patient is a household contact of a laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV case (see above ? case no. 1). She has no history of exposure to other known risk factors in the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms.
• A 26-year-old, non-national female developed symptoms on 7 October and, on 11 October, was admitted to hospital. The patient, who has no comorbidities, tested positive for MERS-CoV on 12 October. Currently, she is in stable condition in a negative pressure isolation room on a ward. The patient is a household contact of two laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV cases (see above ? case no. 1, 2). She has no history of exposure to other known risk factors in the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms.
• A 26-year-old, non-national female developed symptoms on 10 October and, on 11 October, was admitted to hospital. The patient, who has no comorbidities, tested positive for MERS-CoV on 12 October. Currently, she is in stable condition in a negative pressure isolation room on a ward. The patient lives in the same area as three laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV cases (see above ? case no. 1, 2, 3). She has no history of exposure to other known risk factors in the 14 days prior to the onset of symptoms.

Contact tracing of household and healthcare contacts is ongoing for these cases.
The National IHR Focal Point for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also notified WHO of the death of 3 MERS-CoV cases that were reported in previous DONs on 27 September (case no. 13), on 17 September (case no. 9) and on 2 September (case no. 1).
Globally, since September 2012, WHO has been notified of 1,599 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including at least 574 related deaths.

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All 4 roomates had no cormorbidities. The 3rd becoming symptomatic 6 days after the first 2. The 4th, becoming symptomatic 9 days after the first 2.