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The latest update from the World Health Organization provides limited details on the Saudi’s 40th reported MERS-CoV case; an 83 year old man from the Al Asha region.
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - update
7 June 2013 - The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
The patient is a 83-year-old man with underlying medical conditions, who became ill on 27 May 2013 and died on 31 May 2013. He is from Al-Ahsa, where an outbreak began in a health care facility since April 2013.
Globally, from September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a total of 55 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including 31 deaths.
Follow the above link to read the WHO’s advice to member nations on surveillance and reporting.
