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"France confirms 1st case of new SARS-related virus" by ANGELA CHARLTON | Associated Press, May 09, 2013
PARIS — A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France’s first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health authorities said Wednesday they are trying to find anyone who might have been in contact with him to prevent it from spreading.
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It is unclear how or where the man was infected with the novel coronavirus, which has killed 18 people and raised public health concerns since being identified last year in the Middle East. It can cause acute pneumonia and kidney failure.
The patient fell ill after returning from a nine-day vacation in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as part of a package tour, the Health Ministry said. Jean-Yves Grall, the French government health director, said the patient is in ‘‘worrying condition’’ under isolation and medical surveillance and is receiving respiratory assistance and blood transfusions.
Since September 2012, the World Health Organization has been informed of 30 confirmed cases of the virus, and 18 of the patients have died. Cases have emerged in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Britain, and Germany.
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"Deadly virus ruled out in three cases
PARIS — France’s health minister said Saturday that tests on three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS are negative — but a fourth needs tests and a fifth suspected case has been discovered. The minister spoke in Lille, where a 65-year-old man who contracted the virus is hospitalized. The Health Ministry has said the patient fell ill after returning from a vacation in Dubai."
"2d SARS-related case cited in France" Associated Press, May 13, 2013
PARIS — France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the public about how to avoid the illness and watch for its signs....
The novel coronavirus has killed 18 people since being identified last year, out of more than 30 confirmed cases reported to the World Health Organization since September 2012. The first French patient had just returned from vacationing in Dubai on an organized tour in the Arabian Peninsula when he fell ill.
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