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Turkey MERS case reported

October 25, 2014

The Department of Health is monitoring the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome reported to the World Health Organisation by Turkey.

 

A man, 42, fell ill on September 25 and sought medical care in Saudi Arabia until his condition deteriorated and he returned to Turkey on October 6. He was then hospitalised and died on October 11.

 

Investigations on the patient's flight contacts, cabin crew, healthcare and other contacts are underway.

 

To date, 883 laboratory-confirmed MERS cases have been reported to the World Health Organisation globally, including at least 319 deaths.

 

No MERS cases have been recorded in Hong Kong.



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