(CNN)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN.
The source is involved in the matter and was made aware of a CDC media briefing scheduled for later today.
The novel virus, which was first identified last month in Wuhan, China, has so far infected more than 300 people and killed six, in an outbreak that has been reported in five countries -- now including the United States.
It is unclear if this person recently traveled to China, where and how they became infected, and if this person has transmitted the virus to anyone else in the United States. [Reply]
You're enjoying your day, everything's going your way, then along comes Donger Downer. Always there to tell you 'bout a new disease, a car accident, or killer bees. You'll beg him to spare you, 'Donger, please!' but you can't stop Donger Downer! [Reply]
Why didn't they announce where this person is? East coast, west coast? Is it a child? I would sure hate to live in one of those communities and no one inform the community of case. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RubberSponge:
Why didn't they announce where this person is? East coast, west coast? Is it a child? I would sure hate to live in one of those communities and no one inform the community of case.
Originally Posted by RubberSponge:
Why didn't they announce where this person is? East coast, west coast? Is it a child? I would sure hate to live in one of those communities and no one inform the community of case.
Umm...
Originally Posted by Donger:
(CNN)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN.
Originally Posted by Donger:
Remember when we had those Ebola cases here? Well, one of them flew on the same airline that I flew weekly. A little close to home.
Well, Washington is a big state and this could be in Pasco or something but my son is on the west side and I (and family) are on the east side so, if an outbreak actually were to occur, it could hit kind of close to home, literally, to me. [Reply]