Treyfish
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| September 2, 2014
The Public Health Ministry today reported the first suspected case of the deadly Ebola virus in the country when the patient returned from Ebola infected countries and has high body temperature.
But now the patient is under quarantine, said Dr Narong Sahamethapat, permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry said today at a press conference.
The patient is a Guinean who arrived in Thailand on August 20 and consulted doctors after developing high body temperature.
Dr Narong said the first suspected case of Ebola was discovered yesterday.
The patient arrived from infected country and had a high body temperature of 38.8 degree Celsius. The patient had soaring throat and nasal mucus.
He said she is now under quarantine closely monitored under international standards by doctors.
Doctors have sent the patient? s blood for laboratory test at the Department of Medical Science, and at Chulalongkarn Hospital.
The result of the blood test was expected to be known this afternoon, he said.
He said the second blood test would be conducted on Thursday for confirmation.
The ministry has despatched surveillan:tiphat:http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/first-suspected-case-ebola-thailand-reported/
The Public Health Ministry today reported the first suspected case of the deadly Ebola virus in the country when the patient returned from Ebola infected countries and has high body temperature.
But now the patient is under quarantine, said Dr Narong Sahamethapat, permanent secretary of the Public Health Ministry said today at a press conference.
The patient is a Guinean who arrived in Thailand on August 20 and consulted doctors after developing high body temperature.
Dr Narong said the first suspected case of Ebola was discovered yesterday.
The patient arrived from infected country and had a high body temperature of 38.8 degree Celsius. The patient had soaring throat and nasal mucus.
He said she is now under quarantine closely monitored under international standards by doctors.
Doctors have sent the patient? s blood for laboratory test at the Department of Medical Science, and at Chulalongkarn Hospital.
The result of the blood test was expected to be known this afternoon, he said.
He said the second blood test would be conducted on Thursday for confirmation.
The ministry has despatched surveillan:tiphat:http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/first-suspected-case-ebola-thailand-reported/
