The medical director of the general hospital of Makiso in Kisangani, called Tuesday, September 18 population quiet Friday after the discovery of a suspected case of Ebola fever hemorrhage. A teenager with a high fever with bleeding from the nose was taken to the hospital. Dr. Dieudonné Baengandi says that it is probably not a case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. However, he called the people to respect the rules of protection against this disease.
According to the medical director, the sample taken from the young 16 year old girl was sent to a specialized laboratory in Isiro and the result is expected to arrive Wednesday, September 20.
According to Dr. Baengandi, this case seemed suspect because the patient had previously consumed meat bat.
" We thought, as we are in the context of an epidemic, it is better to isolate the hospital time to investigate and find out if this is a case of Ebola haemorrhagic fever , "has he said.
The doctor says that the clinical, health status of the patient changes positively.
" We trust that this is probably not a case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Time to get results, we will confirm it or not , "he said.
Dr. Dieudonné Baengandi then urged people to take precautions to avoid contracting the disease, among others, avoiding eating fresh meat of wild animals and greet hand.
According to a new survey released Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ebola outbreak was 32 dead, including a woman who had just given birth. Baby, by cons have survived, according to the same source.
Speaking to AFP, Dr. Léodégal Bazira, WHO Representative in Kinshasa, said that "the analysis of the situation today shows that the epidemic seems dammed in its epicenter and that Isiro there were more new infections among health personnel. http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2012/09/19/province-orientale-pas-de-fievre-debola-kisangani-selon-des-sources-medicales/
