...The first case was detected on Sunday. The 53-year-old man had returned Dhaka on June 4.
Symptoms showed up on June 6 and the person landed up in a hospital on June 9 with severe breathlessness.
The IEDCR director said they had made hospitals aware of the disease so that they report them if a suspect patient was found.
“We have tested 39 suspects, but only has tested positive so far,” Rahman said.
He said they had tested several times in the past but this virus was indeed new to Bangladesh.
IEDCR hosts WHO-accredited laboratory to detect viruses.
“We even took a second sample from him,” he said, “he is recuperating”.
“He (patient) was shifted from the ICU to general bed,” he said.
At least 1500 doctors have been trained up to handle the new infection across Bangladesh, he said.
No travel restriction
Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis live in middle-eastern countries.
Thousands also travel to Saudi Arabia, which is grappling to contain the virus, for performing Umra and Hajj.... http://bdnews24.com/health/2014/06/15/first-case-of-mers-in-bangladesh
He is currently receiving treatment at a hospital. Dubai on June 9, he came in about 6 hours journey. After the country's condition deteriorated and he was admitted to the hospital. Because it is not possible to diagnose the disease Department of Health, Hospital Authority was approached. Health Department collected samples of her body issues. Several of the test - to ensure that the experimental Mars infected patients on Sunday declared the country's first victim.. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.abnews24.com/article.php%3Fdetails%3D37942&usg=ALkJrhhNwpZouxCbAfx3uG5hiZ49VYfFqw
DHAKA: Bangladesh Sunday reported its first case of the deadly MERS virus after a Bangladesh-born US resident was admitted to hospital days after returning to his homeland via Abu Dhabi.
The condition of the unidentified 53-year-old man had improved but he was still in intensive care in a Dhaka clinic, Mahmudur Rahman, the director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, told AFP.
"He is Bangladesh-born but lives in the US. He came to the country on June 4 and became sick two days later. Most probably he contracted the virus during the three hours at Abu Dhabi airport or in the plane," he said.
"After a series of tests we got confirmation yesterday that he was suffering from MERS coronavirus.".. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/health/bangladesh-reports-first/1162024.html
Symptoms showed up on June 6 and the person landed up in a hospital on June 9 with severe breathlessness.
The IEDCR director said they had made hospitals aware of the disease so that they report them if a suspect patient was found.
“We have tested 39 suspects, but only has tested positive so far,” Rahman said.
He said they had tested several times in the past but this virus was indeed new to Bangladesh.
IEDCR hosts WHO-accredited laboratory to detect viruses.
“We even took a second sample from him,” he said, “he is recuperating”.
“He (patient) was shifted from the ICU to general bed,” he said.
At least 1500 doctors have been trained up to handle the new infection across Bangladesh, he said.
No travel restriction
Hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis live in middle-eastern countries.
Thousands also travel to Saudi Arabia, which is grappling to contain the virus, for performing Umra and Hajj.... http://bdnews24.com/health/2014/06/15/first-case-of-mers-in-bangladesh
He is currently receiving treatment at a hospital. Dubai on June 9, he came in about 6 hours journey. After the country's condition deteriorated and he was admitted to the hospital. Because it is not possible to diagnose the disease Department of Health, Hospital Authority was approached. Health Department collected samples of her body issues. Several of the test - to ensure that the experimental Mars infected patients on Sunday declared the country's first victim.. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.abnews24.com/article.php%3Fdetails%3D37942&usg=ALkJrhhNwpZouxCbAfx3uG5hiZ49VYfFqw
DHAKA: Bangladesh Sunday reported its first case of the deadly MERS virus after a Bangladesh-born US resident was admitted to hospital days after returning to his homeland via Abu Dhabi.
The condition of the unidentified 53-year-old man had improved but he was still in intensive care in a Dhaka clinic, Mahmudur Rahman, the director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, told AFP.
"He is Bangladesh-born but lives in the US. He came to the country on June 4 and became sick two days later. Most probably he contracted the virus during the three hours at Abu Dhabi airport or in the plane," he said.
"After a series of tests we got confirmation yesterday that he was suffering from MERS coronavirus.".. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/health/bangladesh-reports-first/1162024.html
