Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

[Chicagogal]

http://www.wfsb.com/story/26802243/yale-new-haven-hospital-treating-quarantined-patient

"Yale-New Haven Hospital admitted a patient late Wednesday night for evaluation of Ebola-like symptoms," the hospital said. "We have not confirmed or ruled-out any diagnosis at this point. We are working in cooperation with city, state and federal health officials. There is no further information available at this time."

 

[Chicagogal]

Re: Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

Re: Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

Not sure if this is related, but posting in case:

http://foxct.com/2014/10/14/yale-re...arantined-are-back-in-new-haven-not-isolated/

 

[Chicagogal]

Re: Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

Re: Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

http://wtnh.com/2014/10/16/yale-new-haven-hospital-health-scare/

"News 8 Medical Reporter Jocelyn Maminta has talked to a credible source with the hospital who says the patient is one of the Yale Researchers who just returned from a trip to Liberia on Monday. This is one of the same researchers officials decided not to have quarantined after their trip to Africa."

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

Re: Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

Special Statement

Yale-New Haven Hospital admitted a patient late Wednesday night for evaluation of Ebola-like symptoms. We have not confirmed or ruled-out any diagnosis at this point. We are working in cooperation with City, State and Federal health officials. There is no further information available at this time.

Questions and Answers on Ebola Virus Disease (PDF)

http://www.ynhh.org/news/press-release-detail.aspx?story=11003

 

[Chicagogal]

Re: Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

http://www.courant.com/community/new-haven/hc-yale-new-haven-hospital-1017-20141016-story.html

"...but officials are encouraged by the fact that the patient's fever subsided after being admitted."

Hopefully just malaria.

 

[JimO]

Re: Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

I never thought we would be in a situation where it would be a relief to have malaria. But here we are.

 

[Chicagogal]

Re: Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

http://www.courant.com/health/hc-yale-new-haven-hospital-1017-20141016-story.html#page=1

Preliminary tests results on a patient who recently traveled to Liberia and was admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital Wednesday night have come back negative for Ebola, a source within state government said late Thursday afternoon.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had said earlier that if this first test proved negative, there would be no need for the second test.

 

[Lizw]

Re: Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

http://www.courant.com/health/hc-yale-new-haven-hospital-1017-20141016-story.html#page=1

Preliminary tests results on a patient who recently traveled to Liberia and was admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital Wednesday night have come back negative for Ebola, a source within state government said late Thursday afternoon.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had said earlier that if this first test proved negative, there would be no need for the second test.

I think it would be more reassuring to have a positive diagnosis--that is, for whatever the patient IS suffering from.

 

[Vibrant62]

Re: Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

WHO guidance requires two tests several days apart before a negative confirmation can be made.

 

[BestlaStormcrow]

Re: Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

Call me cynical, but being able to claim 'no ebola here' for a few more days must be helpful for local government and emergency planners.

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Connecticut - Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms

WHO guidance requires two tests several days apart before a negative confirmation can be made.

Laboratory Guidance for the Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease
Interim Recommendations
19 September 2014
...
The timing of specimen collection
 Specimens for molecular detection should ideally be taken when a patient exhibits symptoms that meet the case definition1 of EVD.
 If specimens are collected less than 3 days after onset of symptoms, additional specimens will be needed if the test result on the first specimen is negative. The second specimen should be collected at least 48 hours after the first specimen.
 Whole blood for serological testing can be collected after 8 days of onset of symptoms with strict infection prevention and control measures adhered to throughout the process, including waste disposal and disinfection. Refer to the WHO laboratory biosafety manual 3rd edition2 for appropriate biosafety practices.
...
1 http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/ebola/ebola-case-definition-contact-en.pdf?ua=1

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/134009/1/WHO_EVD_GUIDANCE_LAB_14.1_eng.pdf?ua=1