Thursday, 31 May 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (19): Saudi Arabia (NJ) household cluster conf.

MERS -- Saudi Arabia
[1] 23 May 2018
New case ID: 18-1711
MERS in Najran city: 45-year-old male living in Najran city, Najran Region.
Date of onset: [17 May 2018]
Date of hospital admission: [20 May 2018]
Diagnosis: MERS pneumonia with ARDS [acute respiratory distress syndrome], critical
Contact tracing: 11 household contacts listed for follow-up
Contact with camels and consumption of raw milk.
Ministry of Agriculture has been informed, and investigation of camels is ongoing.
Case classification:

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