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Novel coronavirus infection –1 of 4 dead in U.K.,New death in Saudi Arabia
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[quote:Treyfish:MV8yMTM1ODM5XzM2MTAyODA1Xzc0QzVFMzJB] [b]Familial Beta Coronavirus Cluster In The UK Recombinomics Commentary 16:00 February 13, 2013 [/b] The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm a further case of novel coronavirus infection in a family member of the case announced on Monday 11 February. The patient, who is a UK resident, does not have any recent travel history and is currently receiving intensive care treatment at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. The above comments confirm a familial beta coronavirus cluster in the UK. The index case (60M) developed symptoms in Saudi Arabia prior his return to the UK, supporting human to human transmission to the latest confirmed case. The index case was co-infected with H1N1pdm09. Details on the collection date for the sample positive for H1N1pdm09 has not been released, which is also true for the sequence of the influenza virus. The HPA announcement and associated media r http://www.recombinomics.com/News/02131301/nCoV_H1N1_Cluster.html? [/quote]
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Novel coronavirus infection –update 11 February 2013 -
The United Kingdom (UK) has informed WHO of a confirmed case with infection of the novel coronavirus (NCoV). The case is a UK resident who developed symptoms of illness on 26 January 2013. Laboratory investigations on respiratory specimens have revealed both an Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection and a confirmed NCoV infection. He is hospitalized in intensive care unit.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the patient had a history of travel to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
. Further investigation into the case is ongoing.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has instituted stringent infection control measures around the patient and identified contacts who may have been exposed to the patient during his illness.... [
link to www.who.int
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