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Bengal's first Ebola suspect admitted to hospital
Subhendu Maiti, Hindustan Times Kolkata, September 01, 2014
First Published: 22:58 IST(1/9/2014) | Last Updated: 23:03 IST(1/9/2014)
Bengal's first Ebola suspect, 25-year old Aleek Das, was admitted to Raiganj district hospital on Sunday with symptoms high fever, muscle pain and vomiting.
He was quarantined in a ward. Das's blood sample was sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune.
"He has been kept in an isolation ward for round the clock observation. He recently travelled to Nigeria. We have sent his blood sample to NIV, Pune that is the country's nodal centre for Ebola confirmation," said BR Satpathy, director of health services of the state.
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Though health officials refused to confirm, HT has learnt that six others have travelled to Bengal from Nigeria with Das. They stay in the same area as Das, but none of them has been traced.
It is also not known whether any of them are displaying the same symptoms as Das.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...o-north-bengal-hospital/article1-1258925.aspx
Subhendu Maiti, Hindustan Times Kolkata, September 01, 2014
First Published: 22:58 IST(1/9/2014) | Last Updated: 23:03 IST(1/9/2014)
Bengal's first Ebola suspect, 25-year old Aleek Das, was admitted to Raiganj district hospital on Sunday with symptoms high fever, muscle pain and vomiting.
He was quarantined in a ward. Das's blood sample was sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune.
"He has been kept in an isolation ward for round the clock observation. He recently travelled to Nigeria. We have sent his blood sample to NIV, Pune that is the country's nodal centre for Ebola confirmation," said BR Satpathy, director of health services of the state.
...
Though health officials refused to confirm, HT has learnt that six others have travelled to Bengal from Nigeria with Das. They stay in the same area as Das, but none of them has been traced.
It is also not known whether any of them are displaying the same symptoms as Das.
...
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...o-north-bengal-hospital/article1-1258925.aspx