
The National IHR Focal Point for Germany notified the World Health Organization of one case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, the WHO said on Monday.
The case is a 65-year-old, male, German citizen who returned on 8 February to Germany from Abu Dhabi, UAE. He developed symptoms on 10 February and was hospitalized in an intensive care unit one week later.
The MERS-CoV infection was laboratory confirmed on two samples; the latest sample was taken on 5 March. Currently, the patient is in a severe but stable condition.
All necessary, recommended, preventive and control measures have been applied since 23 February at the hospital where the patient is being treated. Contact tracing of all possible contacts is ongoing for this case. So far, no additional cases have been identified.
Globally, WHO has been notified of 1041 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including at least 383 related deaths.
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