MERS patient in Austria assumed infectious on flight, WHO says
A Saudi woman suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is assumed to have been infectious when she flew from Doha to Vienna on Sept. 22, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
“Follow-up with passengers on the flight is ongoing and personal data of the crew on the flight has been communicated to Qatar,” it said.
An undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases shows the MERS virus, colourized in yellow. A Saudi woman suffering from MERS is assumed to have been infectious when she flew from Doha to Vienna in September. (Canadian Press)
The 29-year-old is in hospital in Vienna, the WHO said.
“So far two close contacts have presented with upper respiratory symptoms and are admitted to hospital. Laboratory results of these contacts are pending,” as of Sept. 30, the UN health agency said.
