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Biotech / Medical : MRSA - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (164)5/3/2014 8:32:37 AM
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First MERS Case Reported in US
Today, the CDC confirmed a case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a person hospitalized in Indiana. This is the first person testing positive in the United States. This person traveled from the Middle East and passed through O'Hare airport on April 24.



MERS-CoV emerged in 2012 and over 400 cases have been reported in 12 countries, according to the World Health Organization. The reported case fatality rate is about 30%. Numerous cases of transmission in health care settings have occurred in situations where MERS-CoV was not recognized, and proper use of personal protective equipment did not take place.



Most cases identified to date have developed upper respiratory symptoms progressing to severe pneumonia, and required hospitalization. Most fatalities have been described in patients with co-morbidities in health care settings. A range of illness is likely, as the spectrum of illness is yet to be fully understood.
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