Thursday, November 07, 2013

CIDRAP On The Spanish MERS-CoV Case

 

 

 

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Lisa Schnirring at CIDRAP NEWS has been doing a bit of digging and has come up with more details on the MERS case in Spain.  We not only learn a good deal more about the contact tracing going on, but also that the woman refused to be hospitalized  in Saudi Arabia. Follow the link to read:

 

 

Spanish MERS case triggers flight contact tracing

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MERS-CoV

Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News

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Nov 07, 2013

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European and Spanish health officials released new details today about a Spanish woman who is hospitalized with a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection after visiting Hajj holy sites in Saudi Arabia, plus efforts under way to identify those who flew with her from Jeddah to Madrid.

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