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First case of Bangladeshi MERS victim detected

Staff Correspondent
Scientists have identified an expatriate to be the first Bangladeshi ever diagnosed with MERS coronavirus in the country.
The 53-year-old arrived in Dhaka from New York via Abu Dhabi two weeks ago, said Moshtak Hossain, principal scientific officer of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research (IEDCR) in the capital.
The patient was admitted to a city hospital with fever,
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cough and respiratory difficulties on June 9. On information, researchers collected and tested the blood samples at the IEDCR and found the virus, he told The Daily Star yesterday.
As per the rules, the IEDCR has reported this to the World Health Organisation, Moshtaksaid.
Those who came in contact with the patient are under surveillance of the National Rapid Response Team at the IEDCR.
The patient is recuperating, said Moshtak.
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which was first identified in 2012, has affected a total of 700 people in 22 countries of the world. Most of them were found in Saudi Arabia, he told The Daily Star yesterday.
Of the total 700 people, 209 persons, or around 30 percent, died, he said.
Scientists have yet to identify the
source of the virus, but camels are suspected, Moshtak added. The virus can transmit from affected person to others, he added.
The symptoms of those affected by the virus are respirator}' problems, coughs and cold.
Tf anybody feels so, we advise them to report to the nearest hospital," he said.
As cautionary measures, Moshtak Hossain suggested that all maintain hygiene practices, including washing
hand, stopping spitting here and there and covering mouth while coughing or sneezing.
He also advised that the affected person is kept isolated when admitted to the hospital, and wearing masks before seeing the affected person.
The IEDCR would set up a desk at the Shahjalal International Airport in a day or two for those travelling from the Middle East for a voluntary check up.
"If anyone wants, he or she can report to us at the desk," the physician said.