State Officials Contacting 90 Georgians Linked to MERS Incident
State officials have contacted nearly all of the 90 Georgians who were near a person with a confirmed case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.
This is the second confirmed case of the infection, and the individual in question traveled through Atlanta’s airport earlier this month.
Officials are telling the Georgians to monitor themselves for flu-like conditions.
But it appears the health threat is almost gone for now.
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“The MERS case flew on May 1st, so the incubation period of MERS infection is almost complete,” says Dr. Cherie Drenzek, state epidemiologist at the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Drenzek says that period is two weeks.
“It seems to require very, very close contact from one person to another, such as would be provided during care, such as care from a family member at home or care in a hospital or health care facility.”
She also says there are no reports of secondary cases tied to the MERS incident linked to Atlanta’s airport.
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