Hat tip to @makoto_au_japon
According to a DNA report (a Mumbai-based, English broadsheet daily owned by Diligent media Corp in case you were wondering), the 40-year man from Mumbai is not positive for the MERS-CoV. He is also negative for "swine flu" (pick one)...what he is positive for is unclear but he is recovering.
Just another insight into how often we don't know what causes an acute respiratory infection ...and this is the case worldwide, not just in India.
Oh for a Tricorder.
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Friday, 16 August 2013
Health infrastructure at the site of the suspect MERS case in Mumbai, India
Hat tip to @makoto_au_japon for bringing this article to the fore
Facilities for patient isolation at the Kasturba hospital, Mumbai, where the 40M undergoing testing for (hopefully) a range of respiratory viruses including MERS-CoV, are less than ideal.
A report on The Times of India notes poor bed separation, concern for healthcare workers (HCWs) dealing with the case (whatever respiratory virus they have) and whether World Health Organisation minimum requirements of management of patients with airborne infections can be met. N95 particulate respirators are considered very important for protection of HCWs and caregivers.
If the case is MERS-CoV negative, this may be something of a wake-up call to the regional health authorities.
Facilities for patient isolation at the Kasturba hospital, Mumbai, where the 40M undergoing testing for (hopefully) a range of respiratory viruses including MERS-CoV, are less than ideal.
A report on The Times of India notes poor bed separation, concern for healthcare workers (HCWs) dealing with the case (whatever respiratory virus they have) and whether World Health Organisation minimum requirements of management of patients with airborne infections can be met. N95 particulate respirators are considered very important for protection of HCWs and caregivers.
If the case is MERS-CoV negative, this may be something of a wake-up call to the regional health authorities.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Suspected case of MERS-CoV in India...
A story at The Times of India describes a 40-year old male with fever and pneumonia who has been quarantined after returning to India from 35-days in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The patient is responding well to oseltamivir medication which does not support a MERS-CoV infection, rather an influenza infection. 40M has already tested negative for influenza A(H1N1) and MERS-CoV was suspected based on his travel history.
Testing at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, is ongoing.
FluTrackers has a thread on this story too.
The patient is responding well to oseltamivir medication which does not support a MERS-CoV infection, rather an influenza infection. 40M has already tested negative for influenza A(H1N1) and MERS-CoV was suspected based on his travel history.
Testing at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, is ongoing.
FluTrackers has a thread on this story too.
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