Coronavirus – Credit CDC PHIL
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This report has now been confirmed (h/t Tetano on FluTrackers) via PETRA, the official news agency of Jordan:
New Coronavirus case reported in Jordan
Amman, April 22 (Petra) -- The Health Ministry of Jordan has reported an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
A ministry official told Petra that the patient is a 25-year-old Saudi who was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia from April 10 to 15 after suffering from pneumonia.
The patient is currently in a stable condition and is at a private hospital in Amman. The patient does not need a respirator, the official said.
Jordan reported two Coronavirus cases in 2012 and a same number in 2014. Of these, three patients died.
//Petra// A SH 22/4/2014 - 05:21:41 PM
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It is probably neither practical, or wise, for me to try to post every media report of a MERS case. But when the story involves what appears to be an exported case from Saudi Arabia, and the source is generally reliable, it is probably worth doing.
At least while such cases are relatively rare.
Although the media report states that the story comes from the Jordanian Ministry of Health, thus far I can find no mention on their website. Nor was I able to find anything on the PETRA (Jordanian News Service) website.
So, with the caveat that this is based solely on a single media report . . . (now confirmed)
The report states that a 25 year-old Saudi who was hospitalized in KSA between April 10th – 15th, has been hospitalized in Jordan and has tested positive for the MERS Coronavirus. Exactly where this patient was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia in not stated.
Jordan recorded hit by SK to Saudi
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 15: 16
The Health Ministry on Tuesday announced the registration of new virus koruna (Middle East respiratory syndrome) patients, a 25-year-old Saudi private hospitals in Jordan.
The Director of communicable diseases at the Health Ministry Dr Mohammad Al-abdallat of Jordan News Agency (PETRA) that injured Saudi was receiving treatment at a hospital in Saudi Arabia during the period of 10-15 this April was plagued by his sick from pneumonia.
He added that his pharynges nasal sampling of patient and diagnosed in the laboratories of the Ministry and the result was positive with koruna (any case of disease).
The health status of the patient is stable and does not need of respirator.
The Al-abdallat Group specialists from the Directorate of communicable diseases for laboratory results to conduct epidemiological survey and supervise the implementation of infection control procedures at the hospital and identified contacts of the case.(Continue . . . )
