EBOLA Suspected Ebola Case In Dublin, Ireland, Woman Recent Returned From Nigeria

[Marthanoir]

Woman taken to Mater isolation unit with Ebola-like symptoms

A woman has been taken to the National Isolation Unit at the Mater Hospital, after falling ill at her Dublin home.

Gardaí have cordoned off the roads at the request of the HSE, who are leading the response.

The woman is believed to have returned recently from Nigeria, which was today announced clear of Ebola by the World Health Organisation, having had no new cases for 42 days.

Emergency protocols are in place to treat people who suffer certain symptoms after returning from a country where Ebola is reported.

However, a HSE source has indicated that the risk of the woman having contracted Ebola in Nigeria is "low".

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/...ion-unit-with-ebola-like-symptoms-645988.html

 

[Marthanoir]

Tests are being carried out on a woman at the Mater Hospital in Dublin after she was taken there from a house in west Dublin.



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Woman taken to Mater Hospital displaying symptoms similar to Ebola

The Mater Hospital complex on Dublin’s northside

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Independent.ie newsdesk20 October 2014 01:05 PMA woman who fell ill at an apartment complex in West Dublin has been taken to the infectious disease unit in Mater Hospital after displaying symptoms, which are consistent with Ebola.

However, the risk has been called out "low risk" by a Mater Hospital spokesperson.

The woman, who is believed to be her 40s, fell ill this morning.

She had reportedly recently returned from Africa.

She has been taken to the National Isolation Unit at the Mater Hospital as a precaution, according to spokesperson for the Mater Hospital.

However, she is described as a "low level risk",* according to spokesperson from the Mater Hospital.

She is being kept in isolated unit as a precaution.

Earlier today an apartment complex in West Dublin was attended to by Gardai and the fire brigade after reports that a woman had fallen ill.

Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil Dublin West Councillor David McGuinness has called for calm following news that a suspected case of Ebola has been identified in Tyrrelstown this morning.

"Rumours were circulating around Dublin West this morning claiming that a person was being treated for suspected Ebola. I proactively contacted the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre to ascertain the veracity of the reports. The news then broke in the media afterwards," Outlined McGuinness.

"Tyrrelstown has a high population of families with links to Western Africa. This is a very serious incident which will have a significant impact on the public. I am calling for calm and a campaign of public information to offset any panic in Dublin West," concluded McGuinness.

http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/...aying-symptoms-similar-to-ebola-30677622.html

 

[Marthanoir]

Tests are being carried out on a woman at the Mater Hospital in Dublin after she was taken there from a house in west Dublin.

It is understood that she was taken to the National Isolation Unit in the hospital as a precaution after showing symptoms that require examination. *

It is thought that the woman is considered at low risk of having Ebola.

The HSE said there are no known cases of Ebola in Ireland and that the overall risk of such a case is low.

If a case is suspected or confirmed the primary concern is treating the patient and containing the situation, the agency said.

A spokesperson said the HSE's overriding consideration is maintaining medical confidentiality and in that regard it is obliged not to comment on the condition of any person.

http://m.rte.ie/news/2014/1020/653559-ebola-dublin/

In other words, if there is a case confirmed we're not gonna tell you - Marth

 

[Giblin]

Gee Marth, everytime I saw the name Guinness in this article I got thirsty! I hope this is far from you.

 

[mzkitty]

Hmmm..........


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Ireland's health body says Ebola ruled out in woman taken to Dublin hospital with symptoms - statement via @NBCNews
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[John Green]

Why on earth are people still going to places like Nigeria ?
Was she a health care worker ?

 

[mzkitty]

Why on earth are people still going to places like Nigeria ?
Was she a health care worker ?

She's a black African let into Ireland..... Like everywhere else. Keep letting them in, more and more all the time....

 

[Marthanoir]

Why on earth are people still going to places like Nigeria ?
Was she a health care worker ?

Like the UK, Ireland has a large amount of West Africans working in the health service, they often travel back and forth all the time

 

[Marthanoir]

Gee Marth, everytime I saw the name Guinness in this article I got thirsty! I hope this is far from you.

Subliminal advertising, we go around all the boards dropping in words like Guinness, Bushmills & Jamesons
His boost the Irish economy

 

[John Green]

Like the UK, Ireland has a large amount of West Africans working in the health service, they often travel back and forth all the time

Was not aware of this. Thank you.

 

[naturallysweet]

I wonder if they ruled out Ebola because Nigeria has been declared Ebola free.

They don't realize that Nigeria won their Ebola free status by threatening jail time to anyone who reports a case of Ebola.

 

[meandk0610]

I wonder if they ruled out Ebola because Nigeria has been declared Ebola free.

They don't realize that Nigeria won their Ebola free status by threatening jail time to anyone who reports a case of Ebola.

Thanks for the reminder! I had forgotten that the nigerian gov had done that. I'm betting that most people who were paying attention have forgotten it too (to say nothing of the people who never paid attention to begin with).

 

[Marthanoir]

The Leprachauns have a new magic instant result test, we're thinking of marketing it to the whole world, it'll really help bring us out of the economic quagmire we're in,

Ebola ruled out after woman tested at Mater - HSE



The HSE has said that Ebola has been ruled out after an ill woman underwent tests at Dublin's Mater Hospital today.

The woman was taken to the hospital from a house in west Dublin after showing symptoms that required examination.

It is understood that she was taken to the National Isolation Unit in the hospital as a precaution.

In a statement, the HSE said it "must, and does, take each Ebola scenario seriously no matter how low the risk".

"All appropriate infection control procedures are being taken by all relevant healthcare personnel.

"The patient is receiving appropriate treatment at the Mater Hospital. HSE public health protocols have been, and are being put in place.

"There are no known cases of Ebola in Ireland presently. The overall risk of a case of Ebola being brought into in Ireland is low."

http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/1020/653559-ebola-dublin/

 

[SAPPHIRE]

deja vu........heard that last statement somewhere before!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rondaben]

O'No!

 

[Doomer Doug]

Nigeria has criminalized reporting of Ebola cases. We may safely assume people are refusing to seek medical treatment and denying they have Ebola, just like in West Africa.