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CDC preparing for MERS in the US
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CDC has recognized the need for the United States to be ready to combat the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, issuing interim infection prevention and control recommendations for patients who are hospitalized with the disease in the United States.
“In the coming months, the US health care system might be called upon to provide care to patients infected with MERS coronavirus,” CDC wrote in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “Front-line providers and health care organizations should be prepared to care for MERS coronavirus patients as part of routine operations.”
The MERS coronavirus has not yet been reported in the United States. As of July 11, there have been 81 laboratory-confirmed infections and 45 deaths across eight countries, according to WHO. There has been limited transmission of the disease in health care settings, highlighting “the need for rapid detection of infectious patients and adherence to correct infection prevention measures to prevent transmission of the virus among patients, health care personnel and visitors,” CDC wrote.
For additional information, visit the CDC MERS web site at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html.
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