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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Ministry of Health of Paraná reports on suspected cases of Ebola in the state

9/10/2014 23:35:13
The patient will be transferred to the National Institute of Infectious Evandro Chagas in Rio de Janeiro

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Paraná - The Ministry of Health and the Secretary of State of Paraná Health show that the Emergency Unit Brasilia in Cascavel (PR) received on Thursday, a patient classified as a suspected Ebola infection. This is a man, aged 47, from Guinea (scale in Morocco), country of origin, who arrived in Brazil on September 19. He reported that yesterday (8) and this morning (9) had fever. By the early evening, was subfebrile and had no bleeding, vomiting or other symptoms. Is in good general condition and kept in total isolation.
By being on the twentieth day maximum incubation period for the disease, cases were considered suspect, following international protocols for the disease. Guinea is one of three countries that concentrate the outbreak of the disease in Africa. Ebola is transmitted only through contact with blood, tissues or bodily fluids of sick individuals, or by contact with contaminated objects and surfaces. The virus is only transmitted when symptoms arise.
The patient will be transferred as security protocol for the National Institute of Infectious Evandro Chagas in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), national reference for cases of Ebola. The transfer will be made by aircraft from the Federal Highway Police.https://translate.google.com/transla...tml&edit-text=