Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), full PDF document: (LINK). Extract.]
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT
Week 27, 30 June-6 July 2013
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Middle East respiratory syndrome- coronavirus (MERS CoV) ? Multistate
Opening date: 24 September 2012 Latest update: 4 July 2013
Epidemiological summary
Between April 2012 and 4 July 2013, 77 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV, including 43 deaths, have been reported.
As of 4 July 2013, Saudi Arabia has reported 62 cases of which 36 were fatal. Other countries have also reported cases: Jordan (two cases and two deaths), Germany (two cases and one death), United Kingdom (four cases and three deaths), France (two cases and one death), Tunisia (two cases) and Italy (three cases). In France, Italy, Tunisia and the United Kingdom, there has been local transmission among patients who had not been to the Middle East but had been in close contact with laboratory-confirmed or probable cases.
Between 28 June and 4 July 2013, no new cases have been reported.
Three fatalities in previously notified cases (two from Saudi Arabia and one from the UK) were reported during the same time period.
On 3 July 2013, WHO published a revised interim case definition and a second version of a case-control study protocol to assess potential risk factors related to human illness caused by MERS-CoV.
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ECDC assessment
The continued reporting of novel coronavirus cases by the Saudi Arabian authorities indicates an ongoing source of infection present in the Arabian Peninsula. There is therefore a continued risk of cases occurring in Europe associated with travel to the area.
Surveillance for cases is essential, particularly with expected increased travel to Saudi Arabia for the month of Ramadan in July and the Hajj in October.
Actions
ECDC published a public health development article on 28 June 2013.
ECDC published an updated rapid risk assessment on 17 June 2013. The results of an ECDC-coordinated survey on laboratory capacity for testing the novel coronavirus in Europe were published in EuroSurveillance.
ECDC is closely monitoring the situation in collaboration with WHO and the European Union Member States.
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THREATS REPORT
Week 27, 30 June-6 July 2013
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Middle East respiratory syndrome- coronavirus (MERS CoV) ? Multistate
Opening date: 24 September 2012 Latest update: 4 July 2013
Epidemiological summary
Between April 2012 and 4 July 2013, 77 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV, including 43 deaths, have been reported.
As of 4 July 2013, Saudi Arabia has reported 62 cases of which 36 were fatal. Other countries have also reported cases: Jordan (two cases and two deaths), Germany (two cases and one death), United Kingdom (four cases and three deaths), France (two cases and one death), Tunisia (two cases) and Italy (three cases). In France, Italy, Tunisia and the United Kingdom, there has been local transmission among patients who had not been to the Middle East but had been in close contact with laboratory-confirmed or probable cases.
Between 28 June and 4 July 2013, no new cases have been reported.
Three fatalities in previously notified cases (two from Saudi Arabia and one from the UK) were reported during the same time period.
On 3 July 2013, WHO published a revised interim case definition and a second version of a case-control study protocol to assess potential risk factors related to human illness caused by MERS-CoV.
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ECDC assessment
The continued reporting of novel coronavirus cases by the Saudi Arabian authorities indicates an ongoing source of infection present in the Arabian Peninsula. There is therefore a continued risk of cases occurring in Europe associated with travel to the area.
Surveillance for cases is essential, particularly with expected increased travel to Saudi Arabia for the month of Ramadan in July and the Hajj in October.
Actions
ECDC published a public health development article on 28 June 2013.
ECDC published an updated rapid risk assessment on 17 June 2013. The results of an ECDC-coordinated survey on laboratory capacity for testing the novel coronavirus in Europe were published in EuroSurveillance.
ECDC is closely monitoring the situation in collaboration with WHO and the European Union Member States.
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