HEALTH Guinea confirms fever is Ebola, has killed up to 59

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[Be Well]

Oreally, thanks for keeping on top of this. Something is odd because Ebola outbreaks never spread like this before.

 

[Oreally]

It further appears that there are other widespread sources of infection, besides the center in the s/w of Guinea. a hunter in Liberia, who had no contact with any of the Guinea people or had ever been there just died of confirmed ebola in the capital of Liberia. the guy had 500 animal traps spread throughout his foraging area.

 

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France alerts doctors for any signs of Ebola from West Africa
Reuters
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PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities on Thursday put doctors and hospitals on alert to report any signs that an Ebola virus outbreak affecting West Africa had infected patients in France, though no symptoms had yet been detected.

France maintains close relations with several former colonies in the region, with immigrants and the employees of French multinational firms travelling frequently back and forth.

An outbreak of the disease - which has a fatality rate of up to 90 percent - originated in Guinea two months ago and has spread to neighbouring Libera and Sierra Leone, while Gambia has placed two people in quarantine. [ID:nL5N0MU54S]

"We have put doctors in France on alert so that they will think of this disease if they come across certain symptoms," Health Minister Marisol Touraine told i>Tele television.

The move was preventative and not been prompted by the detection of any symptoms, she added.

France's DGS public health authority placed hospitals and emergency services on alert, a spokeswoman said.

Further instructions were sent to health authorities in the larger Paris region regarding passengers arriving at the Charles de Gaulle international airport, though no measures had yet been taken to restrict travel.

 

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Liberia reports suspected Ebola outbreak unconnected to Guinea
AFP
By Zoom Dosso

Monrovia (AFP) - Liberia said on Thursday it was dealing with the first case of suspected Ebola to have originated within its own borders, unconnected to the epidemic raging in neighbouring Guinea.

If confirmed, the case in the eastern town of Tapeta would mark a worrying development in the fight against Ebola, as cases so far have been attributed to people returning with the infection from Guinea, where 84 people have died.

"We have a case in Tapeta where a hunter who has not had any contact with anyone coming from Guinea got sick," chief medical officer Bernice Dahn told AFP.

"He was rushed to the hospital and died 30 minutes later. He never had any interaction with someone suspected to be a carrier of the virus and he has never gone to Guinea. This an a isolated case."

The fruit bat, thought to be the host of the highly contagious Ebola virus, is a delicacy in the region straddling Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and experts suspect bushmeat caught by huntsmen may be the source of the outbreak.

Tapeta, a small town in the eastern county of Nimba, is 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in southern Guinea, at least a five-hour drive and much further from the border than other suspected cases.
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Map of Africa giving details of previous major Ebola outbreaks (AFP Photo/)

"The huntsman has 500 traps in the forest. He felt sick in the forest and was rushed to the hospital," Dahn told AFP, adding that seven new patients brought the total suspected Ebola cases in Liberia to 14.

The tropical virus leads to haemorrhagic fever, and which causes muscle pain, weakness, vomiting, diarrhoea and in severe cases, organ failure and unstoppable bleeding.

- 'I am scared' -

Seven people have died, Dahn said, since Liberia reported its first cases of haemorrhagic fever last month, raising the previous toll by three.

Of the deaths, two are laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases -- a woman who died in hospital in the northern county of Lofa, and her sister who visited her.
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The sister was allowed to return home to Monrovia and was pronounced dead this morning at hospital in nearby Margibi county, where the authorities were monitoring her, her family and others with whom she may have had contact.

Ebola can be transmitted to humans from wild animals, and between humans through direct contact with another's blood, faeces or sweat. Sexual contact, or the unprotected handling of contaminated corpses, can also lead to infection.

No treatment or vaccine is available, and the World Health Organization said on Wednesday the fatality rate in Guinea so far stands at 65 percent, with the virus mainly hitting adults aged 15 to 59.

Liberia's health authorities say they are monitoring 44 people thought to have come into contact with confirmed or suspected Ebola patients.

"If the case in Tapeta is confirmed then we will have to worry because so many people might have eaten or touched the animals killed by the hunter. I am from Tapeta, I am scared," said Peter Dahn, 54, who had come to a public meeting in Monrovia.

In Guinea, health authorities have reported 134 suspected Ebola cases since the beginning of the year, most in the southern cities of Gueckedou and Macenta.

"Our efforts are aimed at containing the outbreak, which is accomplished by detection of the sick and isolating them from the rest of the population," said Anja Wolz, emergency coordinator of health charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Conakry.

"Although there is no cure for this disease, we can reduce its very high mortality by addressing the symptoms. This includes administering a drip to patients who have become dehydrated from diarrhoea and by confirming that they do not have a different disease, such as malaria or a bacterial infection like typhoid."

 

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Seven victims of Ebola in Liberia
Jueves 4 Abril 2014


Monrovia, April 3 ( PL ) The Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia, Walter Gwenigale today confirmed the deaths of two patients infected with Ebola , which amounted to seven victims of the hemorrhagic fever.

One of the deceased is the sister of a woman who died after contracting the virus in northern Lofa County , near the border with Guinea, where the outbreak of the disease began several weeks ago .

After catching his sister, who looked in Lofa , she traveled to a factory chicken soup Gardnersville in Havana and then moved to the vicinity of the factory Firestone , about 50 miles from Monrovia , detailed to Minister Gwenigale press .

That person died there, and his son was quarantined after showing symptoms of the ailment.

The other fatal case was a pastor for 25 years, from Bassa , who died in Tapita Hospital in Nimba on the Liberian northeast, within minutes of being admitted for treatment.

According to the owner it was concluded - by - the presenting symptoms of a patient's highly lethal disease.

" Ebola is real and has come to Liberia. No country should take it as a joke ," he said .

The NGO Doctors Without Borders said today that the outbreak began last March 22 in Guinea Conakry , where the number of people killed by Ebola has now reached 84 .

Evil spread to Liberia , bordering Guinea and Sierra Leone, where two cases who died were identified.

 

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Danish medical workers in remote regions of Sierra Leone are being evacuated to the capitol city of Freetown for their safety as suspect ebola patients emerge.

Sierra Leone:

Fear of Ebola will hospital to evacuate 11 Danish volunteers
Volunteers are sent out of the jungle in Sierra Leone and to the capital.

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11 Danes have left a hospital in central Sierra Leone.

It happens in the wake of several patients with Ebola symptoms have appeared in various hospitals in the West African country .

However, there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in the country, which is next door to Guinea , where over 80 believed killed by the deadly virus .

The Danish organization Masanga that sends volunteers to Sierra Leone , which has now decided to send 11 Danes away from the hospital and into the capital, Freetown.

"They are dismayed , but in good spirits. It's a dangerous contagious virus , then obviously you will be uncomfortable , "said Susanne Haas, who is a doctor and affiliated organization's international board of directors.

"Our hospital is located in the jungle with pretty bad internet, so we feel that communication is better when they are in the capital."

In addition , the organization has chosen not to send more volunteers to the country any time soon , although neither the State Department or the World Health Organization advises against travel there.

More suspicious patients

The decision was taken yesterday , after several patients showed symptoms that might indicate that they are infected with Ebola . These include a man who arrived forrig Saturday from Guinea , with hemorrhagic fever , which can be caused by Ebola . But it has not been confirmed whether he was in fact infected:

"The patient died in the hospital , but was buried quickly , and the samples were taken before, turned out not to be good enough. And we can not help them now , "said Susanne Hass .

She says that there have been a few of this type of suspect cases , but they have all been ruled out.

"The authorities have , however, already made ​​an emergency ," she says .

"We do not know how it will evolve '

 

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Mali:

Statement on the status of the epidemic of haemorrhagic fever Ebola virus in the Republic of Guinea

By Presidency - Date: 50 minutes ago
Bamako, April 3, 2014
http://www.malijet.com/la_societe_m...ion-de-l-epidemie-de-fievre-hemorragique.html

Statement on the status of the epidemic of haemorrhagic fever Ebola virus in the Republic of Guinea

Under the surveillance of the epidemic of haemorrhagic fever Ebola Guinea, Mali's government informs the public that today's date no cases of haemorrhagic fever Ebola n ' was recorded in Mali . However, socio- health teams deployed in the field have identified three suspects .

On these three suspects , biological samples were taken . The samples were sent for analysis to the laboratory reference CDC , Atlanta, USA. Pending the results of these analyzes , subjects were placed in an isolation unit where they receive appropriate care. At present , their health improves.

Epidemiological monitoring devices are strengthened on the ground. Deployed socio- health teams are equipped with personal protective equipment and drugs for the treatment of suspects . An isolated site for support has been installed in the outskirts of the city of Bamako and others are being installed in other locations. Hotlines will soon be available to the public to inform the authorities and the socio- sanitary staff all suspected cases .

The Government states that the concept of suspect does not necessarily mean haemorrhagic fever Ebola disease .

The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene reassures national opinion concerted action with the Guinean and Ivorian health authorities to identify the epidemic is underway.

Also, a Rapid Intervention Team was established. It is responsible for monitoring the evolution of the situation on the ground . This team reports to a coordination team of the Department of Health and Public Hygiene . The results of his work are brought to the attention of the Interministerial Committee for outbreak management .

The government reassures the population that will be kept informed of developments whenever necessary.

The Government points to avoid unnecessary travel to epidemic areas . It also launches a call for health staff to respect and to ensure strict enforcement of Hygiene and individual protection measures necessary for the prevention of disease.

 

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Cote d'Ivoire:

Côte d' Ivoire: " No case " Ebola recorded to date ( Government)

Thursday, April 3, 2014 | 2:04 p.m. UTC
http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles...ola-enregistre-jour-(gouvernement)-250771.asp

ABIDJAN (Xinhua) - The Ivorian government ensures that " no case" Ebola has been made " to date " on the Ivorian territory border with Liberia and Guinea, where an outbreak of the deadly disease is rampant.

Persistent rumors reported in the national press , were state, weekend, two suspected cases of Ebola in the town of Toulepleu , on the border with Liberia.

"The government informed the Ivorian population to date , no cases of Ebola have been recorded in Côte d'Ivoire," the statement of the Council of Ministers held on Wednesday . The Ivorian government " ensures that the warning system and response in place is effective and works normally," the statement not unlike the " sanitary" and " awareness " to prevent outbreaks of Ebola Côte d'Ivoire .

The statement also stressed "interim measures" taken by the government for the " creation of four outposts of coordination " in the west , from south to north of the border, and " strengthening of epidemiological surveillance "on the whole territory.

To believe the government, " health checks " were established at land borders with these two countries and "enhanced" at the airport in Abidjan and in the ports of Abidjan and San Pedro ( southwest ) .

An outbreak of Ebola fever raged since January in Guinea, where 84 people died of 134 registered cases. Beside Guinea, two cases have been confirmed in Liberia.

The Ebola virus , highly contagious, is fatal in nine cases out of 10 , according to experts who point out that there is no vaccine or treatment and isolation of sick and suspect cases is the only way prevent the spread of the virus.

 

[Be Well]

The Ebola virus , highly contagious, is fatal in nine cases out of 10 , according to experts who point out that there is no vaccine or treatment and isolation of sick and suspect cases is the only way prevent the spread of the virus.

I still can't understand how it is highly contagious if it is blood and bodily fluid borne. Not airborne. I am confused. So a person has to come in physical contact with blood/bodily fluids and get them into their body. Does ingestion work, or does it have to get into the bloodstream of the victim? I assume just some form of ingestion. But I'd like to know more, because this is spreading much more than previous outbreaks, if the news is accurate.

 

[Be Well]

It further appears that there are other widespread sources of infection, besides the center in the s/w of Guinea. a hunter in Liberia, who had no contact with any of the Guinea people or had ever been there just died of confirmed ebola in the capital of Liberia. the guy had 500 animal traps spread throughout his foraging area.

He must have caught it from animals.

Another reason to be vegetarian...

 

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I still can't understand how it is highly contagious if it is blood and bodily fluid borne. Not airborne. I am confused. So a person has to come in physical contact with blood/bodily fluids and get them into their body. Does ingestion work, or does it have to get into the bloodstream of the victim? I assume just some form of ingestion. But I'd like to know more, because this is spreading much more than previous outbreaks, if the news is accurate.

Greetings, Be Well: See if this answers your question(s). Take care. BREWER

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http://time.com/47018/ebola-breaks-out-in-west-africa/

6 Things to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak
By Aryn Baker

April 2, 2014
GUINEA-HEALTH-EBOLA Doctors Without Borders staff carry the body of a person killed by viral haemorrhagic fever, at a center for victims of the Ebola virus in Guekedou, on April 1, 2014. Seyllou—AFP/Getty Images

In the West African country Guinea, 122 people were diagnosed with Ebola. One of the most lethal viruses known to humans, it has reportedly spread to the country’s capital and possibly to neighboring Liberia

In the past several months, Ebola has leaped from a remote forested corner of Guinea in West Africa to the congested coastal capital of Conakry, spreading panic and fear in its wake. Even if it doesn’t liquefy internal organs in quite the graphic manner described in the 1995 thriller Outbreak, the Ebola virus, which inspired the movie, is one of the most lethal known to man, on par with untreated HIV/AIDS. So far 122 people have been diagnosed in this latest outbreak, in addition to six suspected cases in neighboring Liberia. Eighty-three cases have resulted in death. In response Senegal has closed its borders and Senegalese singer Youssou N’dour cancelled an upcoming concert in Conakry. Ebola has killed at least 1700 people since it was first identified in simultaneous 1976 outbreaks in Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, but rarely has it reached urban centers, where cramped quarters can make transmission even easier. Conakry has 13 suspected cases so far, prompting extreme measures even in neighboring countries: on Monday Liberia’s Health Minister Walter Gwenigale warned citizens to stop having sex because the virus is spread via bodily fluids.

So just how bad is Ebola? And how likely is it to jump the Atlantic? Here is a quick primer on what you need to know:

How bad is the outbreak?
The Medical NGO Doctors Without Borders is calling the Guinea outbreak an “epidemic of a magnitude never before seen,” but there have been far higher death tolls in the past: a 2001 outbreak in DRC[Congo] killed 187; a year before that 224 died in Uganda. What makes this particular outbreak so serious is its geographic spread. Not only is it the first time that Guinea has seen Ebola, but cases have been found across the country in areas hundreds of miles apart, instead of concentrated in one isolated area. This complicates quarantine practices, and makes the job of health workers responding to the outbreak even more difficult.

Where does it come from?
The Ebola virus only hitches rides with human hosts as an afterthought. Its natural reservoir is thought to be in Africa’s population of wild fruit bats, though it is also prevalent in chimpanzees, gorillas, porcupines and forest antelope. That’s why health officials are encouraging locals to avoid eating so called “bush meat,” or any kind of animal found dead on the forest floor.

How is Ebola transmitted?
It’s not just through sex. Direct contact with infected blood, organs, mucus, or other bodily fluids risks transmission, from kissing to sharing needles, soiled towels and bedding. Even those rare few who survive Ebola remain infectious for a while — men can transmit the virus in their semen up to seven weeks after recovery. Health workers and mourners preparing the deceased for funerals are at particular risk. In response, the World Health Organization has already sent 3.5 tons of protective material to Guinea, including biohazard suits, disinfectants and burial shrouds designed to prevent further infection.

Could it jump continents through international flights?
Hollywood notwithstanding, it hasn’t. Victims are usually too ill to travel, let alone board a plane. Still, it could happen. One variation of Ebola found in China and the Philippines did make it to a U.S. laboratory via infected macaques, but according to the WHO, no illness or death in humans has ever resulted from that particular strain. Some countries are already taking precautions. Saudi Arabia has announced the suspension of visas for Muslim pilgrims from Guinea and Liberia.

Ok, so Ebola doesn’t liquefy organs. What does it do?
Either way, it’s not pretty. Ebola starts with a sore throat, red eyes and possibly a rash, followed by the onset of fever, intense muscle pain, severe headaches, “vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control. In rare cases, spontaneous bleeding from body orifices and skin punctures, even needle marks, can occur. Death, which can take place anytime between 2 to 21 days, is usually caused by multiple organ failure, loss of blood or shock, according to clinical surveys conducted in the wake of the first outbreak in 1976.

Is there a cure or a vaccine?
Not yet, but we are getting close. One potentially promising treatment in development in Canada was fast-tracked by the U.S. government earlier this month, but it will take months if not years for a full rollout. Because Ebola is so rare, and usually only infects small populations in remote corners of Africa, investment into finding a cure or a vaccine has been limited. That may change. Ebola is on the U.S. list of potential bioterror agents because humans have no natural immunity. As a consequence, the U.S. has started funding vaccine research. In the meantime, the only thing that can be done for infected patients is to treat symptoms and prevent secondary infections through the use of antibiotics, pain medication, anti-clotting drugs and IV hydration. That, and stopping the disease’s spread in the first place.

 

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Ebola's not going to stay put. The mean time from exposure to onset is 12 days. That's plenty of time for a seemingly healthy person to travel to nearly anywhere.

from the current wikipedia article: (which is being edited daily, BTW)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease

"The mean incubation period, best calculated currently for EVD outbreaks due to EBOV infection, is 12.7 days (standard deviation = 4.3 days), but can be as long as 25 days.[13]"

Actually, I'm here to report that the native in West Africa are having a problem with the Physicians without borders. At one location, they've stormed the doctors' center, forcing evacuation of the physicians. Turns out they think the doctors are killing them.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/9908648/Angry-mob-attacks-Ebola-treatment-centre

Angry mob attacks Ebola treatment centre


Last updated 10:13 05/04/2014 (that's 5 April, 2014 in New Zealand)

An angry crowd attacked a treatment centre in Guinea where staff from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) were working to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, forcing it to shut down, a spokesman for the medical charity said.

"We have evacuated all our staff and closed the treatment centre," Sam Taylor told Reuters, adding that the attackers in Macenta had accused MSF of bringing the disease to the southeastern town.

"We have the full support of the local leaders and we're working with the authorities to try and resolve this problem as quickly as possible so we can start treating people again," he said, declining to give further details of the incident.

Figures released this week by Guinea's health ministry showed that there had been 78 deaths from 122 cases of suspected Ebola since January, up from 70. Of these, there were 22 laboratory confirmed cases of Ebola, the ministry said.

 

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Liberia: Special Statement By President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf On the Ebola Situation in the Country - "there's No Need for Panic," She Says

http://allafrica.com/stories/201404071122.html

[from Rome]

Since I left the country, I have been briefed everyday by the Minister of Health and his team. I have received information through the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Dr. Edward McClain and through the United States Embassy whom we have contacted to send representatives from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia. I received a message from Ambassador [Deborah] Malac that the team should be in Monrovia shortly.

We believe that while it is a concern, there is no need for panic. The situation has been managed very well by the Ministry of Health working with some of our international partners and we do not believe that one needs to do anything more than take precaution, follow the instructions and advice of the Ministry of Health team.

This is not a thing for politicians. This is why, although the Senate had taken some actions relating to the border, we're glad that the House of Representatives decided that that action was not necessary.

As far as we're concerned the situation is being contained and well controlled. We ask the media, we ask politicians and we ask everybody not to create panic in the country. By talking things when you don't have the details, you simply make people afraid and that's not good.

We call on everybody to remain calm, listen to the daily briefings of the Ministry of Health to follow whatever their advice is. Be assured that I'm on top of it; I'm getting briefings; I'm in control of it; and I feel that the situation is being well managed. Thank you.


*****

April 8, 2014 16:00 EST



COUNTRIES INFECTED - as of 4/8

Guinea
Suspected cases:157 Deaths:101

Liberia
Suspected cases:46 Deaths:11

Sierra Leone
Suspected cases:5 Deaths:2

Mali
Suspected cases:7 Deaths:0


________________________________
TOTALS:[UPDATE]
Suspected cases:215 Deaths:114

 

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Ebola's not going to stay put. The mean time from exposure to onset is 12 days. That's plenty of time for a seemingly healthy person to travel to nearly anywhere.

from the current wikipedia article: (which is being edited daily, BTW)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease

"The mean incubation period, best calculated currently for EVD outbreaks due to EBOV infection, is 12.7 days (standard deviation = 4.3 days), but can be as long as 25 days.[13]"

Actually, I'm here to report that the native in West Africa are having a problem with the Physicians without borders. At one location, they've stormed the doctors' center, forcing evacuation of the physicians. Turns out they think the doctors are killing them.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/9908648/Angry-mob-attacks-Ebola-treatment-centre


An angry crowd attacked a treatment centre in Guinea where staff from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) were working to contain an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, forcing it to shut down, a spokesman for the medical charity said.

"We have evacuated all our staff and closed the treatment centre," Sam Taylor told Reuters, adding that the attackers in Macenta had accused MSF of bringing the disease to the southeastern town.

Sounds like MSF must have pissed-off the local witch doctor...

 

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I think what would be good to know is his travel (airports, flights, etc.) on his way from Africa to Saskatoon.


HB

The guy in canada who was in liberia, and came down with something like ebola, but who tested negative for it, is still bad off.

http://metronews.ca/news/saskatoon/...an-appears-to-be-worsening-after-africa-trip/

Condition of ill Sask. man appears to be worsening after Africa trip, friend says

A friend of Rod Ogilvie says it appears the man’s condition is worsening at a Saskatoon hospital after his trip to Africa.

Ogilvie, president of Global Geological Services in Saskatoon, remains in hospital after recently returning from a trip to Liberia.

Last week, health officials said he does not have hemorrhagic fevers caused by the Lassa, Marburg or Crimean Congo viruses, though they hadn’t diagnosed the ailment that has him in critical condition.




George Sharpe, also a business partner of Ogilvie, visited him on Monday and said he remains in intensive care.

“They’re only letting close friends like me and his family in, and he doesn’t look good at all,” Sharpe said.

“Whatever it is, it’s something that is going to take him a long time to get through. Because he’s quite sick right now and it’s about as bad as it can get.”

Ogilvie is on a respirator and unable to communicate, Sharpe said.

The Saskatoon Health Region said it doesn’t have authorization to release information on any patient.

 

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this is a translated article. i'm not sure how verified the facts are.

http://voxnews.info/2014/04/10/ebola-a-un-passo-dallitalia-2-casi-in-marocco/

Ebola one step away from Italy: 2 cases in Morocco
April 10, 2014 Editors 1 Comment
OkNotizie

As reported by the Moroccan press , there are two suspected cases of Ebola in Morocco, citing hospital sources in Casablanca. City known for being a hub for thousands of arrivals of illegal sub-Saharan then embark for Europe.

Many people infected with the Ebola virus have been treated in hospital Moulay Youssef Casablanca. Would be sub-Saharan migrants who have gone through the Mohammed V International Airport, reports a source from Algeria. P

The doctors stressed that "sub-Saharan with the Ebola virus must be quarantined instead of being admitted to a hospital." He added that such behavior instead "endangers patients, the medical profession and all Moroccan citizens ".

The virus is so arrived in Morocco, despite the measures - a few - taken in an attempt to calm the public Moroccan, but also many tourists who pass through airports in the kingdom.

The risk is now seriously considered for Algeria, the neighboring country, where, moreover, force a tight control of the media.

Now, Ebola is a step away from Italy. Indeed, a 'boat' from Italy.