In great Britainhealth authorities are investigating the possible case ebola tension Sudanese in the city of Colchester, England.
The warning came after a patient was admitted to Colchester hospital after showing suspicious symptoms illness after a trip to Africa.
The emergency care center at Colchester General Hospital has temporarily closed to new patients following an infection control scare.
If confirmed, it will be the first Ebola case detected in the UK since 2014.
Colchester had an “infection control” scare yesterday. https://t.co/uYVHtzYJvA
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Official from British Health Safety Agency (Ukhsa) they test hospitalized patients.
This is a routine infection control protocol, activated when a traveler case is suspected.
Meanwhile, Meera Chand, Director of Clinical Infection and Emergence at the Indonesian Health Office great Britain, said: “NHS doctors routinely test people who have recently traveled and reported illness for a variety of infectious diseases«.
Likewise, they urged puskesmas to have personal protective equipment.
While they confirmed the risk of transmission to the medical population, so far it has been “very low”.
They are currently reporting that a strain of the virus from Sudan is circulating Uganda and has caused 141 cases and 55 deaths since September 20.
Health | UK investigates case of dangerous Sudan type Ebola virus ➡ A Colchester hospital patient develops suspicious symptoms after traveling to Africa
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