Ebola Pandemic Update: Probable Cases In Brazil And Paris, 7 More Isolated In Spain, WHO Warning

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Despite claims of containment, Reuters reports seven more people turned themselves in late on Thursday to an Ebola isolation unit in Madrid; but following a visit by PM Rajoy, Spanish citizens can relax as the government is setting up a special Ebola committee. Following yesterday’s scare in Paris, The Independent reports authorities are investigating a ‘probable’ case of a French national who may have contracted the disease in Africa. The World Health organization has warned that East Asia is at risk of becoming a “hot spot” for diseases – but is well prepared after SARS and avian flu but it is the appearance of a confirmed case in Brazil that is most concerning. A 47-year-old man, originally from Guinea, is LatAm’s first case and suggests SOUTHCOM’s “nightmare scenario” is closer than many would care to believe. Finally, the CDC has issued special guidance to 911 operators on dealing with suspected Ebola cases across America.

Spain continues to escalate (as Reuters reports)

 

 

Seven people turned themselves in late on Thursday to an Ebola isolation unit in Madrid where Teresa Romero, the nurse who became the first person to contract Ebola outside Africa, lay gravely ill.

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In Spain, recriminations mounted over Romero, who was infected in hospital as she treated two Spanish missionaries who had caught the hemorrhagic fever in West Africa — where Ebola has already killed around 4,000 people — and remained undiagnozed for days despite reporting her symptoms.

 

The seven new admissions included two hairdressers who had given Romero a beauty treatment before she was diagnosed with Ebola, and hospital staff who had treated the 44-year-old nurse. The Carlos III hospital said they had all turned themselves in voluntarily to be monitored for signs of the disease.

 

A hospital spokeswoman said there were now 14 people in the isolation unit on its sealed-off sixth floor, including Romero, her husband, and health workers who had cared for Romero since she was admitted on Monday.

But have no fear…

• *SPAIN IS PREPARED TO DEAL WITH EBOLA, SAENZ DE SANTAMARIA SAYS
• *SPAIN SETS UP SPECIAL EBOLA COMMITTEE, DEPUTY PM SAYS
• *DEPUTY PM SAENZ SAYS SHE WILL CHAIR SPAIN EBOLA COMMITTEE
• *SPAIN TO CREATE EBOLA CRISIS TEAM, PM RAJOY SAYS
• *POSSIBILITY OF WIDER EBOLA CONTAGION VERY LOW, RAJOY SAYS

Following yesterday’s false alarm, The Independent reports that France appears to have its first case…

 

 

Authorities in Paris are investigating a “probable” case of Ebola in a hospital, according to local reports.

 

Doctors are expected to receive results from medical tests on a woman who may have contracted the virus and is currently being treated in hospital on Friday, Europe 1 has reported.

 

They fear the woman may have contracted the virus in Africa. She is understood not to be a French national.

Brazil becomes the first South American country with a confirmed Ebola infection (as The Independent reports)

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