New SARS-like mystery illness emerges in Mideast: WHO

[BratPAQ]

in the other news, bukas na ulit ang pinto ng saudi arabia na tumanggap ng OFW

[chua_riwap]

nabasa ko din ito. ayaw i-divuldge yung info kung nasaang hospital yung victim

baka magka news black out pa nga sa saudi.
di nila aaminin yan na nag-spread na pala sa buong kingdom.

lalo na ngayon magha-hajj pa. daming pilgrims ngayon.
hawa-hawa na yan.

[ecneret]

Dito sa doha may health advisory na re: corona virus. And confirmed yung qatari na infected na nasa UK. Galing pala ng saudi yon before mag UK. and so far, wala naman nahawa don sa mga nagkaroon ng contacts sa kanya. Mas matindi pa nga daw sars and bird flu 'to. Kaya ingat ingat lalo yung madalas mag travel.

[Monseratto]

15 deaths na pala... If you show symptoms of the virus infection, kulong ka agad sa ospital. Dami tuloy nag tatago...

WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus
By KATE KELLAND, ReutersMay 16, 2013 7:56am


LONDON - Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care—the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organization said.

The new virus, known as novel coronavirus, or nCoV, is from the same family of viruses as those that cause common colds and the one that caused the deadly outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that emerged in Asia in 2003.

"This is the first time health care workers have been diagnosed with (novel coronavirus) infection after exposure to patients," the Geneva-based UN health agency said in a disease outbreak update late on Wednesday.

The health workers are a 45-year-old man, who became ill on May 2 and is currently in a critical condition, and a 43-year-old woman with a coexisting health condition, who fell ill on May 8 and is in a stable condition, the WHO said.

France has also reported a likely case of transmission within a hospital, but this was from one patient to another patient who shared the same room for two days.

NCoV, like SARS and other similar viruses, can cause coughing, fever and pneumonia.

Scientists are on the alert for any sign that nCoV is mutating to become easily transmissible to multiple recipients, like SARS—a scenario that could trigger a pandemic.

WHO experts visiting Saudi Arabia to consult with the authorities on the outbreak said on Sunday it seemed likely the new virus could be passed between humans, but only after prolonged, close contact.

Initial analysis by scientists at Britain's Health Protection Agency last year found that nCoV's closest relatives were most probably bat viruses. Yet further work by a research team in Germany suggests nCoV may have come through an intermediary—possibly goats.

The WHO's Wednesday update said that, while some health care workers in Jordan had previously contracted nCoV, these Saudi cases were the first clear evidence of the virus passing from infected patients.

"Health care facilities that provide care for patients with suspected nCoV infection should take appropriate measures to decrease the risk of transmission of the virus to other patients and health care workers," it said.

It also advised health care providers to be "vigilant among recent travellers returning from areas affected by the virus" who develop severe acute respiratory infections.

Since nCoV first emerged and was identified in September 2012, the WHO says it has been informed of a total of 40 laboratory-confirmed cases worldwide, including 20 deaths.

Saudi Arabia has had most of the cases—with 30 patients infected, 15 of them fatally—but nCoV cases have also been reported in Jordan, Qatar, Britain, Germany and France. —Reuters

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just like in the movies sir mon. ingat lang mga sadiq.

[Monseratto]

Foreigner in PH tests positive for MERS

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10:19 AM July 6th, 2015

A 36-year-old foreigner tested positive for the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Department of Health said on Monday.

In a press conference, Health Secretary Janette Garin said the patient, whose nationality and name were withheld, was being treated for MERS at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City.

Meanwhile, she said that another person who had close contact with the patient had also been placed in isolation at the RITM.

The MERS case was referred to the health department on July 4.

A task force was organized by DOH to trace the 200 people who were at the same flight with the patient. AJH/ with a report from Jocelyn Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Foreigner in PH tests positive for MERS

*inquirerdotnet
INQUIRER.net
10:19 AM July 6th, 2015

A 36-year-old foreigner tested positive for the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Department of Health said on Monday.

In a press conference, Health Secretary Janette Garin said the patient, whose nationality and name were withheld, was being treated for MERS at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City.

Meanwhile, she said that another person who had close contact with the patient had also been placed in isolation at the RITM.

The MERS case was referred to the health department on July 4.

A task force was organized by DOH to trace the 200 people who were at the same flight with the patient. AJH/ with a report from Jocelyn Uy, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/703153/foreigner-in-ph-tests-positive-for-mers#ixzz3f4vU3fXr
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