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First suspected Ebola case emerges in Faisalabad

Pakistan of Ebola virus – the disease that has killed more than 5,000 people in its latest outbreak in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Zulfiqar Ahmad, 40, a resident of Chiniot district, returned to Pakistan from the sub-Saharan nation of Togo on November 16. Initially, he was hospitalised at the District Headquarters Hospital, Chiniot, for treatment of multiple health conditions. His condition, however, didn’t improve and subsequently his family admitted him to Faisalabad’s Allied Hospital where medics, after initial diagnostic tests, said it might be a case of Ebola virus.

“Zulfiqar is a chronic patient of various diseases and remained hospitalised for more than 20 days in Togo before returning to Pakistan,” Medical Superintendent Dr Rashid Maqbool toldThe Express Tribune.

“The patient has serious liver issues. Blood is coming from his mouth, urine and bowl,” Dr Maqbool said. “He is in a critical condition. We have sent his blood and urine samples to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad,” he added. “The test reports will establish whether or not it’s Ebola virus.”

Dr Maqbool said they have constituted a special team to treat the patient who has been kept in isolation as the medical and paramedical staffs were taking all precautionary measures.

In Islamabad, a senior official at the NIH said that it was too early to say that it was an Ebola virus case. “The patient, Zulfiqar, came from Togo where no EVD case has been reported so far,” the official told The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity.

He said the patient’s blood and urine samples would be sent to the WHO collaborating centres for viral hemorrhagic fevers. A senior official of the World Health Organisation (WHO), meanwhile, told The Express Tribune that the patient could be suffering from hemorrhagic fever. “The situation would become clear after the laboratory tests,” he added.

Ebola virus has infected over 15,000 people in West Africa since it was first reported in Guinea in March, according to the WHO. Although the number of cases in Liberia appears to be falling, Sierra Leone and Guinea are witnessing a steep rise in the number people who are newly infected. Mali is currently fighting its second outbreak.

Ebola virus disease, formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. It is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through direct contact with bodily fluids of an infected parent.

The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The WHO, however, has reported a fatality rate of 70% in the current outbreak.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2014.

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	http://tribune.com.pk/story/796779/first-suspected-ebola-case-emerges-in%20http:/tribune.com.pk/story/796779/first-suspected-ebola-case-emerges-in-faisalabad/%20-faisalabad/ First suspected Ebola case emerges in Faisalabad Pakistan of Ebola virus – the disease that has killed more than 5,000 people in its latest outbreak in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Zulfiqar Ahmad, 40, a resident of Chiniot district, returned to Pakistan from the sub-Saharan nation of Togo on November 16. Initially, he was hospitalised at the District Headquarters Hospital, Chiniot, for treatment of multiple health conditions. His condition, however, didn’t improve and subsequently his family admitted him to Faisalabad’s Allied Hospital where medics, after initial diagnostic tests, said it might be a case of Ebola virus. “Zulfiqar is a chronic patient of various diseases and remained hospitalised for more than 20 days in Togo before returning to Pakistan,” Medical Superintendent Dr Rashid Maqbool toldThe Express Tribune. “The patient has serious liver issues. Blood is coming from his mouth, urine and bowl,” Dr Maqbool said. “He is in a critical condition. We have sent his blood and urine samples to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad,” he added. “The test reports will establish whether or not it’s Ebola virus.” Dr Maqbool said they have constituted a special team to treat the patient who has been kept in isolation as the medical and paramedical staffs were taking all precautionary measures. In Islamabad, a senior official at the NIH said that it was too early to say that it was an Ebola virus case. “The patient, Zulfiqar, came from Togo where no EVD case has been reported so far,” the official told The Express Tribune on condition of anonymity. He said the patient’s blood and urine samples would be sent to the WHO collaborating centres for viral hemorrhagic fevers. A senior official of the World Health Organisation (WHO), meanwhile, told The Express Tribune that the patient could be suffering from hemorrhagic fever. “The situation would become clear after the laboratory tests,” he added. Ebola virus has infected over 15,000 people in West Africa since it was first reported in Guinea in March, according to the WHO. Although the number of cases in Liberia appears to be falling, Sierra Leone and Guinea are witnessing a steep rise in the number people who are newly infected. Mali is currently fighting its second outbreak. Ebola virus disease, formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. It is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through direct contact with bodily fluids of an infected parent. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The WHO, however, has reported a fatality rate of 70% in the current outbreak. Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2014.

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	Man with Ebola like symptoms dies in Pakistan IANS Islamabad, November 25, 2014 \| UPDATED 13:19 IST A patient suspected to be suffering from Ebola virus disease (EVD) died in the Pakistani industrial city of Faisalabad on Tuesday morning, hospital sources and the media said. Zulfiqar Ahmad, 40, a resident of Chiniot district in Punjab province, returned to Pakistan from the sub-Saharan nation of Togo on November 16. If confirmed, this will be the first death in Pakistan of Ebola virus -- the deadly disease that has killed more than 5,000 people in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Doctors and the victim's family members said Zulfiqar was a chronic patient of various diseases and hospitalised for nearly three weeks in Togo before coming to Pakistan, according to Xinhua. Medical Superintendent Rashid Maqbool of Allied Hospital in Faisalabad told the media Monday that the patient had serious liver issues and that blood was coming from his mouth, urine and bowel. He was in a critical condition when brought to the hospital from a local hospital in his hometown. His blood and urine samples were also sent to the country's main testing laboratory, the National Institute of Health, in Islamabad. Doctors were waiting for his test reports that will determine whether or not it was the Ebola virus. The patient was kept in an isolation ward and had been under treatment by a special team, hospital sources said. The suspected EVD-affected man died at a time when a World Health Organisation (WHO) mission arrived in Islamabad Monday to review the government's arrangements to keep the Ebola virus out of the country, WHO officials say. Reports said the mission would visit Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi airports and other entry points to assess arrangements to deal with an affected person arriving in the country. WHO Country Head, Michel Torres, said the five-member team would also assess the patient, hospital safety and measures at airports and other entry points to stop the virus from entering the country. For more news from India Today, follow us on Twitter @indiatoday and on Facebook at facebook.com/IndiaToday Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/man-with-ebola-like-symptoms-dies-in-pakistan-zulfiqar-ahmed/1/403602.html
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	Pakistan man died of dengue, Hepatitis, not Ebola November 25, 2014 Zulfiqar Ahmad, 40, a resident of Chiniot district in Punjab province, returned to Pakistan from the sub-Saharan nation of Togo Nov 16. He was admitted to Faisalabad's Allied Hospital Saturday with high fever and bleeding from his nose and mouth. The symptoms prompted suspicions that the patient might have contracted the deadly Ebola virus. He actually died of dengue and Hepatitis C, Dawn online reported citing a statement issued by the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC). A doctor at the Allied Hospital earlier said that the patient’s blood samples were sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad for tests fearing Ebola. http://www.madhyamam.com/en/international/2014/nov/25/pakistan-man-died-dengue-hepatitis-not-ebola

Potential Pakistan Ebola Case

Man with Ebola like symptoms dies in Pakistan