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IN THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALUnknown virus kills police
In the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, a police officer (49) died, probably due to an unknown virus
Hamburg - A policeman (49) is dead Five more people to be ill. And the doctors are faced with a puzzle, given a mysterious illness series just outside Hamburg.
The Kiel Interior Minister Andreas Breitner confirmed to the "Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher" the death of the 49-year-old policeman. The man had died Tuesday after the total failure of all the institutions in the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE).
Another policeman (38) is in danger. He is suffering from flu-like symptoms such as his dead colleague, including severe pneumonia.
A teacher from the Bay Area to be near Rendsburg Audorf also died of organ failure at UKE. Three other people from the same area, according to wrestle yet unconfirmed reports of death.
All suffer from flu-like symptoms - but the doctors do not know what they are suffering. It could be a "degenerate virus," citing the "Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher" a government spokesman.
District spokesman Martin Schmedtje: "The two police officers showed the same clinical picture.We do not yet know whether there is a pathogen or a pathogen that was the cause of all. "
According to current knowledge, there are no connections between the two colleagues
Police spokesman Sönke Hinrichs: "The two officers are not working at the same department, were not together in use, do not live in the same place. There is no visible connection. But of course, we are thinking about our people and trying to figure out what happened. "
Also, the hospital will establish any connection. UKE spokeswoman Christine Jähn: "Currently, the UKE no patients required intensive care with unusual pathogens. Moreover, there is no accumulation of patients from the district of Rendsburg. "
Fact: The competent health authority in Rendsburg-Eckernförde has been on since Friday. When police Neumünster hygiene instructions are issued to the officials, offered voluntary blood tests that some officials have claimed.
But what causes the deadly disease knows far nobody. Wednesday evening announced the District Rendsburg-Eckernförde: "Despite all the efforts of the participating specialists have failed to date to identify a pathogen."
