niman Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Media reports cite suspect MERS case, 38M, symptomatic after return from Dubai, UAE, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Suspected MERS case reported in S. Korea2015/08/21 09:01TweetFacebook ShareGoogle +1ReduceEnlargePrintSEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man is showing suspected symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) following a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, health authorities said Friday.The 38-year-old man was moved to a hospital in Dongducheon, just north of Seoul, earlier in the day, as he had showed possible symptoms of the disease, such as high fever, they said. He returned home on Thursday after visiting Dubai.If the man tests positive for the disease, the country would have a fresh MERS outbreak case after a 46-day hiatus, boding ill for the country's wish to announce an official end to the outbreak that has claimed 36 lives here so far.South Korea declared a de facto end to the MERS outbreak on July 28, about two months after it reported its first case on May 20.MERS is a viral respiratory disease that was first discovered in Saudi Arabia in 2012.The disease has since affected some 1,300 people throughout the world, killing about 36 percent of those infected.In South Korea, however, the fatality rate of the disease stands at 19.4 percent.[email protected] http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2015/08/21/0502000000AEN20150821002200320.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Posted : 2015-08-21 14:18 Updated : 2015-08-21 14:18 Man suspected of MERS confirmed negative/ Yonhap A Korean man who showed suspected symptoms of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) after his trip to the United Arab Emirates has been confirmed negative.The result came after the 38-year-old man was taken to a hospital in the city of Dongducheon, north of Seoul, after he returned from Dubai on Thursday. He had showed high fever and other possible symptoms when he was taken to the hospital.The case, if confirmed otherwise, would have meant a fresh MERS outbreak case after a 46-day gap. The previous outbreak had claimed 36 lives. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/08/116_185309.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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