Belgium - "First real Ebola suspected case" - Negative

[Gert van der Hoek]

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"First real Ebola suspected case in Belgium"

An employee of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) quarantined in a Brussels hospital after suspected contamination Ebola, is the first real suspect case in Belgium, said Friday Sven Heyndrickx, spokesman for the Federal Public Health.

Thursday noon, the man fell ill while giving training to the association on the Tour & Taxis in Brussels. As he was returning from a risk area, it was immediately transferred to St. Peter's Hospital.

"This man meets the three conditions of the high-risk category: it returns a hit by the disease, he was in personal contact with it and he has a fever," said Sven Heyndrickx.

A definitive answer as soon as possible within two days
If the man still has fever Friday a blood test will be performed. A definitive answer will be given at the earliest within two days, about a possible infection.

Last week already, a Guinean 13 years had been quarantined in a hospital Ostend, but the youngster had actually contracted malaria.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Belgium - "First real Ebola suspected case"

Re: Belgium - "First real Ebola suspected case"

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saturday, august 30 2014

MSF Employee Negative

Ebola A first blood test reveals that the employee of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) quarantined Thursday in a Brussels hospital did not contract Ebola, said Friday the Federal Public Health.

Thursday afternoon, the man had felt ill while giving training to the association on the Tour & Taxis in Brussels. As he was returning from a risk area, he was immediately transferred to St. Peter's Hospital.

He met the three conditions of the high-risk category: he was returning from a country affected by the disease, he had been in personal contact with the virus and had a fever.

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