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Over the past 20 minutes numerous wire reports have appeared in the French press indicating that a 43-year-old, recently returned form Saudi Arabia, is hospitalized in isolation with a suspected MERS-CoV infection (h/t Makoto_au_Japon) .
While a similar report yesterday from Egypt turned out to be a false alarm (see Egypt Testing Suspected MERS-CoV Case), no one is willing to risk complacency in the face of a possible infection.
Some of the (machine translated) coverage includes:
29/10/2013 at 12:23
HEALTH A new case of coronavirus in France
"It is a 43-year-old returned from a stay in Saudi Arabia. She was hospitalized in isolation since 28 October in northern France. His condition is stable, this day, "says the Ministry of Health.
Two cases have been previously registered in France: the first patient died on May 28 when he was hospitalized in intensive care in Lille.
A more complete account appears in LADEPECHE.fr
A new probable case of MERS-CoV in France
Published on 29/10/2013 at 11:15
A new probable cases of infection with coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was reported on Oct. 28 at the Institute of Health Surveillance (VS). The Pasteur Institute in Paris was seized for further expertise. If confirmed, this would be the third case reported in France.
The patient, a 43-year-old returned from a stay in Saudi Arabia, was hospitalized in isolation since 28 October in northern France. His condition is currently considered "stable". A thorough epidemiological investigation surrounding this case was implemented immediately without waiting for confirmation. All persons who had close contact with the patient are informed today by the health authorities of steps to follow.
