hat-tip @HelenBranswell
3 January 2014 -
On 31 December 2013, WHO has been informed of an additional
laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in United Arab Emirates.
The case is a 33 year-old male healthcare worker in Dubai who
was in contact with the confirmed MERS-CoV case reported to WHO on 20
December. He developed symptoms on 27 December, and was hospitalized on
28 December with bilateral pneumonia, acute renal failure and
thrombocytopenia. The patient has underlying history of bronchial asthma
and chronic kidney disease. The case was laboratory confirmed for
MERS-CoV on 29 December 2013. The patient is in critical but stable
condition.
Globally, from September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed
of a total of 177 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV,
including 74 deaths.
Based on the current situation and available information, WHO
encourages all Member States to continue their surveillance for severe
acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual
patterns.
Continued: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_01_03/en/index.html
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