Yesterday evening, Austria’s
Ministry of Health Confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory
Syndrome(MERS). The MERS Virus (MERSV) was found in a Saudi Arabian woman
traveling to Austria who became ill while in the country. She is currently in
isolation and treatment at a Vienna Hospital.
With this new case of MERS, the
total count of infected individuals who have brought the virus into the EU
reaches a round dozen. Although, a few of these European cases were in fact
caused by secondary contact with other infected individuals. Symptoms of MERS
can include fever, respiratory distress, congestion pneumonia, liver failure
and in some cases diarrhea.
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| Source: Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health |
In the
Middle East, where the virus originated, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed 754 (and
counting) cases of MERS by the laboratory, of which it reports 319 have
resulted in deaths. This mortality rate of 42% makes MERS more deadly than its
cousin SARS, although this respiratory disease is considered to be less
infectious.
Saudi Arabia has, for the most
part, begun to control the outbreak as only 9 active cases are currently
confirmed. Looking at the infection history, numbers have appeared to level off
with the peak of infection occurring late April. Since early June, new cases
seem to be at a minimum.
---Lauren Sweet
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