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Friday, May 10, 2013

3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France

After a doctor and a patient, a nurse, who has been in contact with a 65 year old man infected with a new virus causing severe respiratory problems, also has symptoms raising fears of contamination, said Friday the regional agency Health Nord-Pas-de-Calais (ARS).

"We have isolated, number, people who had been contact with the patient, both health professionals and patients, and we have an incubation period of ten days," she said. Symptoms are "breathing and feverish," she said. "We have a very broad definition of cases to sample and isolate all persons who may have been in contact with this person," she explained. The results of the tests on suspected cases should be known on Friday in the afternoon, said the LRA. http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/nord-un-3e-cas-suspect-de-virus-proche-du-sras-10-05-2013-1665197_23.php


France / Coronavirus, the third suspected case is a nurse

Entry into contact with the first case of sick


Lille, May 10 A third suspected case of coronavirus has 
been identified in northern France between people who have 
been in contact with the sick French first identified, an 
65 year old man who had stayed in Dubai. "This morning 
we have a third suspect, a nurse at Douai, "he 
said Sandrine Segovia Kueny, Deputy Director General 
of the ARS. Yesterday, the health authorities of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 
had said that even a roommate of the first patient 
would have been infected by the virus.  http://www.ilmondo.it/esteri/2013-05-10/francia-coronavirus-terzo-caso-sospetto-infermiera_251896.shtml
"We have a third suspect this morning, with a nurse in Douai," said Dr. Sandrine Segovia Kueny, Deputy Director General of the LRA, on France Bleu Nord . The suspect has been identified in the night from Thursday to Friday, she said.
The hospital patient Valenciennes , the doctor and the nurse were hospitalized to undergo sampling. Test results are expected Friday afternoon, said the LRA told AFP. "These are not confirmed cases so far," said Ms. Segovia Kueny.
http://www.metrofrance.com/info/coronavirus-un-troisieme-cas-suspect-de-contamination-dans-le-nord/mmej!D3O2qmlVl3Hg/