Relatives of two patients under surveillance coronavirus
Created on 12/05/2013
This represents at least 162 people ...
People who have been in contact with the two patients with the novel coronavirus are subject to close monitoring by health authorities, Marisol Touraine said Sunday at a press conference at the headquarters of the Institute of Health Surveillance ( VS) in Saint-Maurice, near Paris. But "professionals, doctors consider that there is no need to have a concern Excessiv e, she added.
"Three investigations are being conducted by InVS on persons associated with the first patient, the second victim to Lille and also people who participated in the tour in the Arabian Peninsula in which the first patient was achieved, "she said.
Hygiene measures
124 people in contact with the first patient were identified and contacted, said the minister. This component of the investigations conducted by InVS is "basically completed," said the Director General of the Institute, Françoise Weber. For the second positive cases, 38 people, "mostly around her," have been identified and subsequently contacted by InVS. Ms. Weber said that they were recommended to follow hygiene measures and wear a mask if they experience flu symptoms. These 38 people will be contacted every day to see if they report symptoms.
Any contact with animals?
Among this group, there are "a few very close and prolonged close contact" with the second patient, whose health authorities have recommended to stay at home. In addition, 39 persons of French or Belgian nationality who participated from 9 to 17 April trip to the United Arab Emirates attended by the first patient were contacted and also monitored from the InVs . There is no particular concern among this group, because none expressed symptoms nCoV. Given the incubation period, they should already have symptoms if they were infected, said Dr. Weber.
InVS also conducting an investigation with the help of this group of travelers to know when the first French patient has been in contact with animals carrying the nCoV. It is believed that the reservoir of the virus - diagnosed in 34 people worldwide, including more than half died - is in animals, Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries. One hypothesis is that it would come to bat.
