Angola: Ebola suspected; NOT

[Gert van der Hoek]

Jan 21 2009 - 11:30

Epidemic requires the establishment of special unit

Angola: Collection of blood by suspected Ebola

Were collected and sent to a laboratory the blood samples from people
died in the Angolan province of Malange, with internal bleeding, the suspect of the case
the Ebola virus.


The coordinator of the team of the Ministry of Health, Eusebio Manuel, investigated the cases disclosed
of deaths that have the symptoms. Given the difficulty in fighting the disease, the Government
Angola established a special hospital in the province of Malange to examine cases
suspected haemorrhagic fever

Also in the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDCongo) emerged last month to 40
victims, of which 14 resulted in the death of patients. Both the Ministry of Health in Angola
as the representation of the World Health Organization in the country deny the existence of cases of
Ebola in the region.

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Government creates the hospital to monitor ebola

The government established a special hospital in the province of Malange to monitor suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever after being released news, not confirmed, the existence of deaths associated with the ebola virus.

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Malanje: Unit in Ngola Lu?s to prevent haemorrhagic fever

A temporary hospital to strengthen the prevention of security measures and to follow up the investigations of alleged cases of suspected hemorrhagic fever (Ebola), was installed yesterday, in the commune of Ngola Louis, city of Malanje.

The installation of the post is a measure of containment of the Provincial Directorate of Public Health (DPS), which will allow the strengthening of research capacity, due to suspicion that 15 people died recently of ebola, if disclosed by certain private radios.

That division, according to the provincial Director of Health, Laurinda Vidal Kipungo, at a press conference, the multidisciplinary team from the Ministry of Health and WHO investigated the case on the ground, denied the information and it was only seven confirmed cases of poisoning alcoholic beverages, four of which resulted in death.

The team also found that the bodies of people killed showed signs of diarrhea and blood nosebleeds, the samples were taken from laboratory to do the clinical testing in the capital.

The responsible ensured that the situation is controlled, given that the three elements that left unharmed of intoxication of alcohol are receiving medical treatment in the general hospital of Malanje, with strong signs of recovery.

The source made it clear that, in addition to medical treatment and medication, the Directorate of Health recruited teams of mobilizing, who are conducting a campaign to raise awareness and health education in the regional district, to update the public on methods of hygiene food and environmental conservation.

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Angola: Collected blood samples for screening of Ebola - deviate authorities, for now, there's disease in the country

2009-01-21

Luanda, Jan 21 (Lusa) - The blood samples collected from people who died in the Angolan province of Malange, with internal bleeding, should be sent to a laboratory abroad for the screening of possible infection by the Ebola virus, said the agency Lusa medical source.

Eusebio Manuel, since Friday led a team from the Ministry of Health disclosed that investigated the cases of deaths with symptoms of internal bleeding, without specifying a date for dissemination of results, said that in Africa only South Africa and Senegal have laboratories where these tests are possible.

In work on the ground, conducted under the specter of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which since November has done more than 40 victims, at least 14 deaths, the Angolan technicians are concentrated in four cases that require extra care because of symptoms, including diarrhea and blood nosebleeds, in Malange.

Eusebio Manuel pointed out, however, that three people who were hospitalized had already high, because "when they were brought up only complained of pain in the belly" and the laboratory results confirmed infection with salmonella.

But these people have no relation with those who died bleeding. "Those who died were all friends and it is presumed that some have died by chemical poisoning," noted Manuel Eus?bio.

The fact that the relatives of these people do not have fevers and do not present any symptoms suggests that it should not treat such as haemorrhagic fever caused by Ebola, the coordinator pointed out that the team was in Malange are investigating since Friday and also coordinator of the monitoring Epidemiological and the center of processing of epidemiological data.

"We collected samples of these people and sent to Luanda to make the tests that are ongoing," the coach said, adding there is no date for presenting the results of such examinations in Africa because few countries are able to do such tests, the exceptions being South Africa and Senegal, and is in Europe and the USA that they are usually made.

Meanwhile, the government established a special hospital in the province of Malange to monitor suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever after being released news, not confirmed, the existence of deaths associated with the ebola virus.

With the emergence of an epidemic of ebola in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (RDCongo) in December, the northern border provinces of Angola closed, as is the case of Lunda Norte, or increasing the surveillance.

Although they have been disclosed cases of deaths with symptoms not yet fully explained in the provinces of Malange and Zaire, was the latter, where the teams on the ground collected samples of victims with diarrhea with blood and nosebleeds, which health authorities set up a hospital unit , in the commune of Ngola Louis, to monitor the situation.

So far, the Angolan Ministry of Health as the representation of the World Health Organization in the country deny the existence of cases of Ebola in Angola.

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Ebola: Deaths suspected

The Angolan health authorities await the results of analysis
blood that were sent to South Africa after the death of three men and
a woman in the town of Ngola Luigi, to 43 kilometers from Malange, Angola.
It is suspected that the deaths may have been caused by the Ebola virus. More
Three people were hospitalized in the same town, two were already high, but a
remains in hospital in an isolated area under close medical surveillance.

According to the coordinator of the Data Processing Center of the National
Public Health of Angola, Eusebio Manuel, contacted yesterday by the Mail
Morning, the analysis of blood were sent outside the country, since the
initial information indicated that arrivals in Luanda the four deaths were
been caused by this deadly virus.

"The four people died on days 11, 12 and 13 this month, but only on 16
had knowledge of the case and a team from the Ministry of Health started to
Malange that day. Three men died and a woman aged 56 and
58 years ", began by saying that technical health, adding:
"We believe that these are not deaths caused by the Ebola virus, although the
victims have died with internal bleeding, diarrhea and bleeding
nasal ". He said that" the four people who died are friendly and
were together at a funeral. The deaths may have been caused by
excessive intake of caporot, produced a kind of spirit
craftsmen at home, or by typhoid. "

Of the three people were hospitalized, "already had two high and one remains in
isolated in an area hospital, but have no relation to those killed, "
wished to emphasize Eus?bio Manuel, because "the relatives of those who
died are well. "The fear of the Angolan health authorities
is the existence of an epidemic of Ebola in the province of Kasai
West, in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, which until yesterday had been
recorded 47 cases with 14 deaths. As a precautionary measure, the Angolan government
closed the borders of Lunda Norte in Western Kasai and strengthened the
epidemiological surveillance in Lunda Sul, Malange, Uige and Moxico.

22 Jan 2009

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Analysis dismiss ebola deaths in Malanje

Jornal de Angola

Health Minister Jose Van-d?nen, revealed yesterday in the Official News of
Radio Nacional de Angola, the results of analysis made in Luanda, after
the death of six people in Malanje, are not related to the virus
ebola.

The governor said the tests indicate that the six cases of death in
locality of Soba Ngola Lu?s had the common trait the high consumption of drinks
alcoholic by the victims. "In the town of Soba Ngola Lu?s died
six people, but the province was answered promptly and energetically. "

According to Jos? Van-D?nem did move up a team to the town to
investigate. "We had not no fever or bleeding. They were vomiting
with blood and had diarrhea with blood and were individuals who had habits of
sharp consumption of traditional beverages. "

The Minister of Health considers it very likely that the deaths have occurred in
result of the consumption of alcoholic beverages. "What I can guarantee
certainly it was not haemorrhagic fever, we receive here in samples
Luanda, which made sense to send the sample to see if there were any
possibility of ebola. The samples did not even go to South Africa
because there was no reason, "he said.

The governor said that they were taken all preventive measures to
avoid the appearance of cases of Ebola in the country.

An epidemic of haemorrhagic fever by the ebola virus in the province of Kassai
West, in RDCongo, which has a border with the province of Lunda-Norte
(Angola), led to the President Jos? Eduardo dos Santos set up
a working ad-hoc for the prevention of the epidemic of ebola, which is
coordinated by the Prime Minister, Ant?nio Paulo Kassoma.

24 Jan 2009

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