Fall ill with the novel coronavirus in Germany
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23.11.2012
The Robert Koch Institute was informed on 22.11.2012 under the International Health Regulations, that a further fall ill with the novel coronavirus (HCoV-EMC) has been confirmed in a patient from Qatar.The patient was treated after symptom onset in October initially treated in the hospital in Qatar, but then postponed because of his severe respiratory symptoms to a specialist chest clinic in Germany. That had taken place after the intensive medical treatment, his condition has improved considerably, so that he could be discharged from the hospital this week.
Samples of the patients had been sent from Qatar to the UK and examined there for the novel coronavirus. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed the detection of the novel coronavirus.
In the clinic in North Rhine-Westphalia, where the patient was treated successfully for four weeks, no illnesses have been reported among medical staff. A detailed survey of all contacts initiated by the hospital and the responsible health department currently. The Robert Koch Institute has taken in close cooperation with the physicians, the authorities and the local health departments to coordinate the research and interviews in Germany under the International Health Regulations.
The case is the fifth case became known disease with the novel coronavirus; previously been another case of Qatar and three cases from Saudi Arabia confirmed. A striking feature of most patients is the combined development of severe respiratory distress syndrome and acute renal failure. Between the individual cases was no epidemiological link, and they performed at longer intervals. It is further assumed that sporadic infections of unknown cause in these two countries. There is currently no evidence of human-to-human transmission. The risk assessment of the Robert Koch Institute therefore continues that the risk of disease is very low in Germany.
informed the public health service and a network of intensive care and information provided on its website. A laboratory diagnostic test, which is available at the RKI allows the specific detection of the virus. It is planned to investigate in the diagnosis of patient samples taken from the Robert Koch Institute to characterize the new virus disease better. A suspicion of a disease caused by the novel coronavirus is immediately reported to the competent health authority. general information about the novel coronavirus are on the web pages available at the RKI http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/medizin_gesundheit/erkrankungsfall_neuartigen_coronavirus_deutschland_206129.html?http://www.rki.de>