Spain's Barcelona reports suspected case of Ebola virus
A 38-year-old man from Guinea has
been admitted to the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona on Wednesday
evening on suspicion of contracting the deadly Ebola virus, local
media reported on Thursday.
The man arrived in Spain 10 days
ago from the city of Labe, Guinea, where he was hospitalized
because of cranio-encephalic injuries. There, he could have been in
contact with infected patients.
Blood samples have been sent to the
National Centre of Microbiology in Madrid and the results will be
known in 24 or 48 hours.
This was the second suspected case
of Ebola virus in the Mediterranean city of Barcelona.
Last week a 36-year-old man from
Senegal was admitted to hospital on suspicion of contracting the
virus but tests said he was not infected.
Meanwhile, the nun Juliana Bonoha,
was discharged from the Hospital Carlos III in Madrid on Thursday
morning after doctors confirmed she was not infected.
Sister Juliana arrived in Spain
with missionary Miguel Pajares who died on Aug. 12 after
contracting Ebola in Liberia.
Pajares was the first European
victim of the disease and Sister Juliana was kept under observation
for 21 days to make sure she would not develop Ebola. Enditem http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2014-08/28/content_33369895.htm
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