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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:MV8yMTM1ODM5XzM2Mjc2MDY0X0UwNUQxQzZC] [b]There may have been a fourth case in UK coronavirus family cluster: WHO TORONTO – The current cluster of novel coronavirus cases in Britain may have included another infection, a World Health Organization official says.[/b] To date, three members of an extended family have tested positive for the new virus, which is a cousin of the SARS coronavirus. One of the three died earlier this week. [b]But officials investigating how the virus moved from one member of the family to the next suspect another relative may have contracted the virus and may even have spread it to the third confirmed case in the cluster. This fourth family member had a respiratory illness but was not tested until after she recovered, at which point the test came back negative.[/b] Dr. Anthony Mounts, the WHO’s point person for the new coronavirus outbreak, says the U.K. cluster adds slightly to the WHO’s concern over the virus, but in the main serves to confirm some things the organization has already strongly suspected. Those are: In some circumstances, person-to-person spread can occur, though so far, it appears those chains of infection has been short. And while the first few cases spotted all involved .. http://www.news1130.com/2013/02/21/there-may-have-been-a-fourth-case-in-uk-coronavirus-family-cluster-who/ [/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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