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  • Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses - Update: WHO says, as far as they know, not an ebola case - August 5, 2014

    The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Morris Dukuly, has disclosed that a Liberian has died of the deadly Ebola virus in Morocco.


    The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Morris Dukuly, has disclosed that a Liberian has died of the deadly Ebola virus in Morocco.

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    As a means of containing further spread of the disease, President Johnson-Sirleaf set up a taskforce to help in the fight of the disease and ordered the closure of the country's three land borders.

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    Making the disclosure at a news conference held at the Ministry on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, Minister Dukuly, who is also the Vice Chairman on the National Ebola Taskforce, further disclosed that the deceased left the country two days before his death.

    Although Minister Dukuly did not disclose the name of the Liberian, who he said died of Ebola in Morocco, he averred that this means that there are many more people who are carrying the disease unknowingly.

    Against this backdrop, the Internal Affairs Ministry boss called on traditional chiefs to help inform their local people on the threat of the deadly disease.

    "You, traditional chiefs, are the owners of the land, and the land is under threat that I have not seen in my life before," said Minister Dukuly.

    "Tell your people to stop running behind health workers. This may cause them to leave. For instance, Samaritan Purse, one of the partners, wanted to leave Lofa County due to threats they received from local people," he warned.

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    "You are the local leaders, tell your people to please support health workers and not to chase them. Samaritan Purse on yesterday said it will not continue because its workers were attacked and chased in Lofa with one of their staff wounded in the process in Foya. Please tell them to stop playing with dead bodies," he warned.

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    Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

    hat tip Pathfinder

    A denial last week so is this a different person?

    Une crise cardiaque et non la maladie d'Ebola ? l'origine du d?c?s du lib?rien ? l'a?roport de Casablanca
    vendredi 1 ao?t 2014 13:56

    (A heart attack and not the Ebola causing the death of Liberia to Casablanca airport)

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      Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

      The report is dated 1st of August, but it isnt totally clear from the details given if this is the disavowed case or a new one. However, this report claims the death occurred two days AFTER leaving Liberia.

      Another report claimed this was a diplomat, so does this marry up with the previous reports?

      If this is a new and seperate case, then this individual passed airport screening before travelling.

      Further clarification needed.
      Last edited by Vibrant62; August 4, 2014, 09:03 AM. Reason: Correction

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      • #4
        Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

        Hat-tip Pixie.

        PANIC IN CASABLANCA AROUND EBOLA

        Mohamed Chakir Alaoui on 31/07/2014 at 2:19 p.m. (updated on 31/07/2014 at 17h17)
        Les autorités réagissent suite au décès d'un subsaharien soupçonné d'être porteur du virus de l'Ebola.


        Authorities react following the death of a sub-Saharan suspected of carrying the Ebola virus.

        The Department of Health said Thursday that a Liberian citizen died at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca of a heart attack and not the disease Ebola. "A Liberian national, aged 44, from Monrovia, died suddenly Tuesday, July 29, in the transit area of ​​the airport Mohammed V in Casablanca. After analyzes conducted at the Pasteur Institute of Casablanca, it is found that the Liberian was not carrying the Ebola virus, death being due to a heart attack, "reassured the Ministry of Health in a statement. These analyzes were performed in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).

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          Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

          Post #118


          July 25, 2014
          ...
          Tim Jagatic is on the ground in Kailahun, Sierra Leone, helping Doctors Without Borders fight the worst Ebola outbreak in history.
          ...
          Q: What?s the usual cause of death?

          A: There are many, and because it?s such a large outbreak, we?re starting to see some signs that we didn?t associate with Ebola before. We saw some patients with elevated blood sugar. We?ve seen people dying from what seemed to be a heart attack. We?ve seen people dying from blood loss. We?ve seen people just being overwhelmed by the disease. We don?t have much diagnostic material to work with, so we?re not able to do an EKG to see if it was a heart attack or not.
          ...
          "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
          -Nelson Mandela

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            Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

            Originally posted by sharon sanders View Post
            hat tip Pathfinder

            A denial last week so is this a different person?

            Une crise cardiaque et non la maladie d'Ebola ? l'origine du d?c?s du lib?rien ? l'a?roport de Casablanca
            vendredi 1 ao?t 2014 13:56

            (A heart attack and not the Ebola causing the death of Liberia to Casablanca airport)

            http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?p=540997
            Translation Google:

            MAP
            Friday, August 1st, 2014 1:56 p.m.

            A heart attack and not Ebola at the origin of the death of the Liberia at Casablanca airport

            The Department of Health said Thursday that the death of a Liberian national Tuesday morning at the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca is due to a heart attack and not to Ebola.

            In a statement, the ministry said the Liberian national (44 years), from Monrovia, died after "a sudden heart attack" at the airport.

            The same source added that the remains of the Liberian was transferred to the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Casablanca where he was taken for sampling of blood and saliva which have been examined at the Institut Pasteur, to verify the exact cause of death.

            The analysis, carried out in consultation and coordination with the offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) regions of the Eastern Mediterranean and Africa, confirmed that the deceased was not suffering from Ebola virus, the statement said. Screening procedure for Ebola were also conducted for the deceased as he was from one of the African countries where the disease particularly spreads...
            "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
            -Nelson Mandela

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              Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

              hat tip Shiloh for idea:


              FluTrackers.com ‏@FluTrackers now
              #Morocco - @WHO @HaertlG : Have you been notified of a case of ebola emerging in Morocco? Possibly a #Liberia traveler? Thx.

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              • #8
                Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

                FluTrackers.com @FluTrackers · 16s

                Again asking: Do u have notification from gov of Morocco re: ebola case there via Liberian traveler? @HaertlG @WHO http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=226118 … thx

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                • #9
                  Re: Morocco - Liberian Dies in Morocco of Ebola - Internal Affairs Minister Discloses

                  WHO ‏@WHO 1m
                  @FluTrackers @HaertlG As far as we know, this person is not an #Ebola case

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