Monday, October 28, 2013

Egypt: Suspected MERS in 28-year-old woman returned from Saudi Arabia.


Egypt: Suspected MERS in 28-year-old woman returned from Saudi Arabia.HT: Croft.
Thanks to MERScoV for tweeting the link to this report in Al Masry Al Youm, an Egyptian paper: Suspicion of injury lady returning from Saudi Arabia virus 'Corona' in Mansoura. Excerpt from a Google translation:
The Ministry of Health and Population, obtaining a sample of the lady suspect bird flu Pfirs, the 'Corona', for analysis central labs in the ministry, is expected to be completed by the analysis results and announced, on Tuesday evening. 
A medical source said the ministry, Monday, said that «the Ministry of Health held a woman from the city of Mansoura Dakahlia Governorate, on suspicion of being infected with HIV Corona, a housewife (28 years), and was present in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to accompany her husband since 4 months and returned to Cairo since the days». 
He added that «Ms. developed symptoms of infection immediately after returning to Cairo, and was suspected of being infected with the virus, the ministry detaining hospital issued and viruses Mansoura and get a sample to be analyzed central labs, to make sure her or not, it exists now in intensive care in hospital as a result of her pneumonia». 

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