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Posted: March 24 2014 at 6:40pm |
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=ebola%20saskatoon&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCoQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fsaskatchewan%2Fman-critically-ill-in-saskatoon-after-travel-to-africa-1.2584762&ei=X90wU-DbDMrCyQHdx4GgCQ&usg=AFQjCNHOclVZtm3khF7tMY28pY7cnSp0Rg
A man who recently travelled in western Africa is in critical condition in hospital in Saskatoon, according to provincial health officials. The nature of the illness was not released, but the man has a high fever, in addition to other symptoms. Officials say a diagnosis has not been confirmed. Saskatchewan's deputy medical health officer Dr. Denise Werker said Monday that the patient — who had visited Liberia — was being examined for a suspected case of viral hemorrhagic fever. "Viral hemorrhagic fever is a generic name for a number of rather exotic diseases that are found in Africa," Werker said, noting one of the fevers could be Ebola. Ebola virus Ebola was first reported in 1976 in Congo and is named for the river where it was recognized. Ebola outbreaks were reported in Congo and Uganda in 2012. The virus can be transmitted through direct contact with the blood or secretions of an infected person, or objects that have been contaminated with infected secretions. The illness was serious enough that officials wanted people to know about steps that have been taken. "Measures have been taken to isolate the patient to ensure the illness is not transmitted," officials said. "Public health officials believe the risk to the public is low, and are investigating." Patient in isolation According to Werker, depending on the nature of the disease, the people most at risk are health-care workers tending to the patient who do not wear protective clothing. Werker acknowledged an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever has been identified in Guinea, Africa, and may have spread to Liberia. Werker would not say which hospital in Saskatoon the patient is at in order to protect the man's privacy. He was doing work in Africa, although Werker did not know how long he had been there. She added that people who may have come into contact with the man's body fluids, such as urine or saliva, have been asked to self-isolate and monitor their health and watch for any signs of fever. Health-care workers are wearing goggles, masks, gowns, gloves and boots when around the patient. Werker said officials believe the man was not ill at the time he travelled, noting a three-week incubation period is normal for Ebola and Lassa Fever, another one of the suspect diseases. He fell ill after arriving in Canada. "For the most part, people are not very infectious or contagious in the incubation period," she explained. "This is when their body is becoming ill." Werker said the course of treatment will depend on identifying the fever involved, and said that a preliminary finding could be available on Tuesday. Lassa fever Lassa fever is endemic in the rodent population in parts of West Africa. Person-to-person infections and laboratory transmission can also occur, particularly in hospitals without adequate infection control measures. It is treatable, but diagnosis and prompt treatment are essential. The illness was discovered in 1969. Werker was notified about the case late Sunday night and has reported it to national authorities. "There is no risk to the general public," she repeated, when asked about the danger of Ebola. "We recognize that there is going to be a fair amount of concern and that is why we wanted to go public with this as soon as possible."55 |
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Its no joke either.
In the US a house had monkeys with Ebola in it and its been sealed up never to be reopened. |
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"For the most part, people are not very infectious or contagious in the incubation period," she explained. "This is when their body is becoming ill."
Are you Kidding ME! For the most part, people are not very infectious or contagious in the incubation period. This could spread without too much trouble we will have to see. Let's face it one day it will be Ebola or something else. Just a fact. |
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Everyone take a deep breath and slowly let it out....repeat a few times until you are feeling calmer.
Ebola is mainly spread through contact with body fluids. In parts of Africa this happens when relatives wash down a body and prepare it for burial. In this situation Ebola could spread very fast. With good containment (as I would expect in a Canadian hospital) then this case could well be an isolated one (at least in the west). |
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http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/media/nr-rp/2014/2014_0325-fra.php
Déclaration du sous-administrateur en chef de la santé publiqueMaladie en SaskatchewanOttawa (Ontario) Hier soir, le Laboratoire national de microbiologie de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada a confirmé que la personne hospitalisée en Saskatchewan n’a pas le virus Ébola, de Lassa ou de Marburg, ni celui de la fièvre hémorragique de Crimée-Congo. Les analyses se poursuivent afin de diagnostiquer la maladie. Le risque auquel s’exposent les Canadiens demeure très faible. Par ailleurs, l’élimination de ces quatre virus à l’origine de fièvres hémorragiques réduit considérablement le risque chez les personnes ayant eu des contacts rapprochés avec le malade pendant qu’il présentait des symptômes. Je tiens à préciser qu’il n’y a aucun cas confirmé d’Ébola ni d’autres fièvres hémorragiques au Canada. En fait, il n’y a jamais eu de cas confirmé de fièvre hémorragique au pays. Si un cas était confirmé au Canada, l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada avertirait immédiatement les Canadiens et prendrait des mesures pour protéger la population. |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-23/ebola-spreads-to-guinea-capital-conakry-with-at-least-59-deaths.html
Africa’s biggest Ebola outbreak in seven years has probably spread from Guinea to neighboring Liberia and also threatens Sierra Leone. Five people are suspected to have died from the disease in Lofa county in northern Liberia, Bernice Dahn, Liberia’s chief medical officer, said at a briefing yesterday. At least 86 cases and 59 deaths have been recorded across Guinea, the west African country’s health ministry said. The capital, Conakry, hasn’t been affected, government spokesman Albert Damantang Camara said. “The forest region where Unicef delivered the emergency assistance on Saturday is located along the border with Sierra Leone and Liberia with many people doing business and moving between the three countries,” said Laurent Duvillier, a Unicef spokesman, in an e-mail yesterday. “Risk of international spread should be taken seriously.” Unicef plans to dispatch 5 metric tons of aid, including medical supplies, to the worst-affected areas. Suspected cases of the lethal hemorrhagic disease are being investigated in Guinea’s southeast border areas, according to the World Health Organization. “The three cases which were registered in Conakry have no link with Ebola,” Camara said. “The analyses were made abroad. The outbreak of the disease may be heavier than 59 but the health ministry will release a statement on the disease soon.” ‘Particularly Devastating’The Geneva-based WHO hasn’t previously recorded any outbreaks of Ebola in Guinea, the world’s biggest exporter of bauxite, the ore used to make aluminum. At least eight health-care workers who were in contact with infected patients have died, hindering the response and threatening normal care in a country already lacking in medical personnel, Unicef said. “This outbreak is particularly devastating because medical staff are among the first victims,” New York-based Unicef said. There is no specific treatment or vaccine for Ebola. Supplies delivered over the weekend are being distributed to health-care workers, said Timothy La Rose, a Unicef spokesman, in an e-mail yesterday. “We are focusing on prevention,” La Rose said. “We are alerting the public on how to avoid contracting Ebola. Since there is no treatment, this is the best way to stop the spread.” Isolation UnitsMedecins Sans Frontieres is setting up isolation and treatment units while workers at Rio Tinto Plc (RIO)’s operations have been issued with personal protection equipment. The five latest cases were in the towns of Gueckedou and Macenta, it said. The Ebola virus is transmitted through contact with blood or bodily fluids of an infected person or wild animal, according to the WHO. It was first identified in 1976 in Congo and Sudan, when two different strains of the virus killed 431 of the 602 people infected. Mali and Ivory Coast called for vigilance to prevent the disease from spreading across their borders. The countries border Guinea along with Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. Mali’s government yesterday warned against unnecessary travel to the contaminated area, after the health ministry held a crisis meeting and called on citizens to be “vigilant.” Liberia’s New Democrat newspaper ran an editorial in which it said there was an immediate need for increased surveillance on all border posts with Guinea. Many of the goods sold in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, come from Guinea. Port AlertIvory Coast set up a coordinating post in Man on the border with Guinea and will increase surveillance and run awareness campaigns, the country’s health ministry said. Gambia, an enclave in Senegal, is monitoring the situation, its health ministry said. South Africa’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases has issued an alert for port health authorities to examine travelers from Guinea with possible symptoms of the disease, Johannesburg’s Business Day newspaper said. A man in Canada who showed symptoms similar to Ebola after traveling to Liberia tested negative for the virus, Gregory Hartl, a WHO spokesman, said on Twitter today. Recent Ebola outbreaks have occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012 and in Uganda in 2011, according to the WHO. To contact the reporters on this story: Ougna Camara in Conakry at ocamara@bloomberg.net; Elise Zoker in Monrovia at ezoker@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Antony Sguazzin at asguazzin@bloomberg.net Jason Gale, Robert Valpuesta, Griffiths |
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The Canadian man tested negative for Ebola.
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Maybe in short translation from French: (la contribution de A1&A2)
Yesterday, the national laboratory for microbiology and the agency for public health of Canada confirmed that the person hospitalized in Saskatchwan did not have the Ebola, Marburg or Lassa-virus or the Congo-Crimea hemorogic fever-virus. They are still trying to find out what illness the person does have. (Merci pour une chance pour un peu de excercise de mon lengues ! Necesito más de Espanol tambien !)
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Bats discovered to be transmission vector in largest outbreak of Ebola in Africa in seven years 64 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/27/1287696/-Bats-discovered-to-be-transmission-vector-in-largest-outbreak-of-Ebola-in-Africa-in-seven-years-64 |
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An article that says they are repeating testing on Canadian guy:
[ http://www.godlikeproductions.com/external?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fsaskatchewan%2Fsick-man-in-saskatoon-tests-negative-for-ebola-1.2585293 - link to www.cbc.ca] And one that says his organs are failing: [ http://www.godlikeproductions.com/external?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calgaryherald.com%2Fhealth%2FCanadian%2BPress%2BNews%2BEbola%2Bruled%2Bcase%2Bsick%2BSaskatchewan%2F9658627%2Fstory. - link to www.calgaryherald.com] |
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An article that says they are repeating testing on Canadian guy:
[link to www.cbc.ca] And one that says his organs are failing: [link to www.calgaryherald.com] |
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Not true. No 'house that had monkeys with Ebola' ever existed. Monkeys were transported to "Hazleton Research' (HRP) Reston Primate Quarantine Unit in Reston, Virginia. The outbreak was controlled and shortly after the Quarantine facility was demolished. A preschool was constructed and still operates in that same spot. Richard Preston wrote a book called The Hot Zone, which was mostly a factual account of what happened. |
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Probably also significant to note that the monkeys did not come from China.
Go figure??? |
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Lassa Fever is AIRBORNE [wiki].
If it was Ebola, would they tell us? Canada is on the forefront of DoD funding for Ebola vaccines and treatment. This guy is no doubt serving as a human clinical trial for Ebola- they began human trials in January for it and the DoD allocated big $$ for work on this issue early this year as well as mass preps for a major pandemic. |
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This 'guy' is definitely not serving the Department of Defence as a human clinical trial for Ebola. How ridiculous.
I live in the city where this man is being treated. I personally know many of the nursing staff that are caring for him as well as the head of the Saskatoon Heath Region infectious Disease Department. My almost adult children went to the same high school. Please consider the effect that your unfounded comments could have on the friends and family of this man. |
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http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2014/04/ebola-cases-suspected-in-us-and-canada.html
As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to spread, airport health checkpoints have been set up in Guinea, to help prevent the virus from spreading. There have already been two cases that were suspected to have left the country. One Canadian man traveling from the area became infected and brought the virus home to Canada. When he was sick at a Canadian hospital, health officials insisted that there was nothing to be afraid of, and that his virus was not actually Ebola, but only an “Ebola-like” virus. However, the fact that this person was recently in an Ebola outbreak area is leaving many to wonder if this is a true Ebola case that is being downplayed by health officials .... http://www.thedailysheeple.com comment: It really isn't that hard to diagnose Ebola and there has been sufficient time and resources used on this for medical doctors to know. It is likely Ebola and it is likely in Canada. It can be spread from human to human and the patient got it while in the outbreak area. This doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure. The question is ... do others have it now and is it spreading? Worse: It now may be in the U.S. as well and continue to trigger other outbreaks. Med |
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