Gabon - A suspected case of Ebola at the University Hospital of Libreville (media report)

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A suspected case of the Ebola virus at the University Hospital of Libreville

A suspected case of Ebola virus was found Friday morning at the University Hospital (CHU) in Libreville, as was learned from sources close to the health structure.

It would be a West African of around forty, a taxi driver in Libreville. The patient was received in mid-morning to the emergency for malaria.

He presented 39 ? degree of fever, bloody diarrhea with vomiting blood and bleeding gums, said the source, arguing that the diagnosis sparked a stampede at the hospital.

"Some of the staff deserted the services in front of these worrying signs. Trauma Service, for example, closed the doors," the source said, lamenting a lack of precaution on the part of health authorities.

According to the source, this suspected case has been trivialized by hospital officials, who would practice denial. "The patient has not been quarantined. He was put in the same room with other patients," the source lamented.

Jonas Moulenda
Written by Gabon Press
August 23, 2014 at 10 h 10 min

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Gabon: The threat of Ebola taken seriously at the Hospital of Libreville

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Health authorities in the country do not seem to ignore the threat of Ebola virus in our country.

Since last weekend, the medical staff of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) in Libreville used for the first time protective equipment against the terrible disease, currently affecting several countries in West Africa.

These preventive measures are to cope with the reception last Friday of a suspected case of viral fever. It is a taxi driver of Benin of about forty year old , who presented symptoms similar to those of Ebola virus.

The patient received at the emergency for malaria, had 39 degree fever, bloody diarrhea with vomiting and bleeding gums. Signs that have raised suspicions within the facility. Some medical officers, who feared for their health, had to take off.

After the discovery of this suspicious case, the government authorities have decided to take the bull by the horns. Thus protective equipment was provided to staff in contact with suspected patients.

Also, samples have been taken for the first cases. Medical tests are currently underway at the International Centre for Medical Research in Franceville (CIRFM).

Jonas Moulenda
Written by Gabon Press
August 26, 2014 at 7 h 41 min

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