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This is a man who has traveled from Mali less than 21 days ago, where there have been several confirmed cases recently, so it meets epidemiological approach to enable prevention

Health wait for the results of the samples in Majadahonda to disable the protocol of suspected Ebola

The Ministry of Health and Social Policy last night triggered the protocol for a suspected case of Ebola through coordination between the professionals Murciano Health Service and the Department of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health.

The protocol was activated in Cartagena del Rosell Hospital, where he went a man with a fever, and had also traveled recently (less than 21 days) from Bamako (Mali).

After examining the patient, who remained isolated from the offices of the Emergency Hospital Rosell, doctors, in coordination with the Department of Infectious Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca and Epidemiology and after interviewing the patient following the protocol for and to consult with the Ministry to explain the situation, it was considered that the protocol should be activated, so that started the entire operating in prevention.

Ambulance 061, prepared specifically for these cases, transported from the Hospital Virgen del Rosell Hospital Arrixaca the patient in protective isolation.

The Arrixaca as referral center for cases of suspected Ebola patient entered the last midnight on the seventh floor, where he remains at this time in good condition.

Positive for malaria

Already taken steps to determine if the patient has the virus EVE samples and sent to the Laboratory of Majadahonda.

In addition, the hospital has also Murcia tested patients who have tested positive for malaria, so the risk of having Ebola is too low.

However, we must wait for the official results.

The patient will begin to be treated for this disease, and if Majadahonda determines that it has ebola the procedure to diagnose a suspected case of Ebola is disabled.

It was the third patient to activate the protocol in Murcia since WHO declared the alert for Ebola outbreak in several African countries.

Source: CARM