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The World Health Organization has released a new GAR (Global Alert & Response) update on the MERS virus, with another case reported from Jordan. This time, the report involves a 26 year-old healthcare worker who was exposed to a previously reported infected HCW (see May 15th WHO MERS Update: US, Netherlands, UAE, Jordan & Lebanon).
The global tally listed in this report (681 cases) obviously does not include yesterday’s announced Saudi MOH: Review Finds 113 Additional MERS Cases.
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update
Disease Outbreak News
4 June 2014On 1 June 2014, the National IHR Focal Point for Jordan reported to WHO an additional case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Amman, Jordan.
The case is 26-year-old male health-care worker. He presented with fever on 23 May 2014. His condition deteriorated as he developed pneumonia and gastrointestinal symptoms and he was admitted to the hospital on 30 May 2014. A specimen was collected and tested positive for MERS-CoV on 31 May 2014. He is currently in a stable condition. He has no known comorbidities, but does have a history of contact with a laboratory confirmed MERS-CoV health-care worker case reported to WHO on 11 May 2014. He has no history of travel and no history of contact with animals.
Tracing and screening of 6 family members and 54 health-care workers for MERS-CoV is currently ongoing.
Globally, 681 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV including 204 related deaths have officially been reported to WHO. This global total includes all of the cases reported in this update, plus 44 laboratory-confirmed cases officially reported to WHO by Saudi Arabia between 19 May and 2 June. WHO is working closely with Saudi Arabia for additional information on these cases and will provide further updates as soon as possible.
