Italian doctor infected with ebola in Sierra Leone being treated in Rome

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Rome - An Italian doctor of Emergency and positive result the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone. Were immediately activated the Crisis Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and military aircraft for the resulting operational activities and the transfer of the patient at the National Institute for infectious diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Rome. 'I have to reassure the family that our doctor is good, he had no fever or other symptoms during the night, this morning have had breakfast and continues to drink in an autonomous way, I express my closeness to him and the family and assure you that the Italian government everything and at the side of our compatriot', He said the Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin.


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Italian Doctor With Ebola Returning for Treatment

MILAN ? Nov 24, 2014, 8:32 AM ET
Associated Press

An Italian doctor who has been working in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus and is being transferred to Rome for treatment, the health ministry said Monday. It is Italy's first confirmed case of Ebola.

The doctor, who was not identified and who works for the non-governmental organization Emergency, is scheduled to arrive overnight in Italy for treatment at the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome.

Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin said in a statement that the doctor experienced a fever and other symptoms overnight, but he was well enough to eat breakfast and drink beverages.
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Transfer to a doctor Spallanzani Italian positive for Ebola virus

We had yesterday afternoon news NGO Emergency medical Italian positive for the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone.

Were immediately activated the Crisis Unit of the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Air Force for the subsequent operations and the transfer of the patient at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani.

The Minister of Health, Beatrice Lorenzin, in agreement with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Minister of the Interior, gave immediate arrangements to organize the transfer and processing of Italian doctor with transport high biocontainment.

The doctor of Emergency will arrive in Italy during the night. Have been prepared all measures to ensure the transportation and accommodation of the patient in maximum security and promptly begin clinical treatment.

Minister Lorenzin declares: "I feel to reassure the family that our doctor is fine, had no fever or other symptoms during the night, this morning he had breakfast and continue to drink on their own, I express my closeness to him and family and assure that the Italian government is all on the side of our compatriot. "

Date Posted: November 24, 2014, last updated November 24, 2014

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EBOLA: MEDICAL STAFF OF EMERGENCY IN POSITIVE VIRUS

A doctor who works at the Emergency Centre for people with Ebola Lakka in Sierra Leone has developed symptoms of Ebola. In agreement with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was organized evacuation healthcare towards Italy. The doctor, who is in good general condition, will start today from Sierra Leone to be hospitalized Spallanzani Institute in Rome.

All staff employed in the Centre of care for people with Ebola Emergency follows specific training on security protocols to prevent infection and the spread of the virus. However, no health intervention in so serious an epidemic can be considered completely free of risk.

In Sierra Leone the situation is dramatic: the epidemic continues to expand with more than 100 new cases a day. According to data from the World Health Organization, there are over 5,000 people with Ebola in the country, but the numbers could be much higher.

To respect the privacy of his colleague and his family, for now Emergency will not release other statements.

(24 November 2014)

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More information concerning the treatment center in Lakka operated by
EMERGENCY

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EBOLA IN SIERRA LEONE: the Center for the care of the sick in Lakka

In Sierra Leone the Ebola outbreak is out of control: every day you get sick more than 100 people.

To address this emergency, Thursday, September 18, 2014 we opened a center for the care of people with Ebola in Lakka, a few kilometers from the capital Freetown.

"We decided to open this center because the epidemic shows no sign of stopping: positive cases will increase and need other health care personnel, other isolation wards and other beds for patient care," says Luca Rolla, coordinator Emergency in Sierra Leone.

We have set up a facility made available by the local Ministry of Health, divided into a waiting area, triage area, an area for the isolation of suspected cases with 10 beds, an area dedicated to the care of patients from 12 beds, an area of disinfection and a morgue. These are supplemented by the service area with changing rooms, stores, laundry, kitchens.

At the Center for Lakka employs about 110 people including doctors, nurses, logisticians, auxiliary, cleaning staff. International players are from Italy, Serbia, Spain and Uganda.

To ensure adequate protection of patients and staff, all staff have received training on specific security protocols, the use of personal protective equipment and the correct movement in fixed routes within the center to prevent the spread of the virus and contamination.

Together with DFID, the cooperation agency of the British government, is working Emergency opening of a new 100-bed hospital that will be opened in mid-December.

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Italy's first Ebola patient is stable and being treated in Rome

By Isla Binnie
ROME Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:52am EST

(Reuters) - Italy's first Ebola patient is in stable condition in Rome after arriving on Tuesday from Sierra Leone where he contracted the disease while treating the sick there, his doctor said.

The man, a 50-year-old Sicilian doctor whose name was not given, was working for the Italian humanitarian organization Emergency in one of the countries hardest hit by the virus.

He will be treated with an experimental drug administered to other Ebola patients in Europe and the United States, but which has never been used in Italy before, said Dr Emanuele Nicastri, who did not name the drug.

The patient was running a fever but "is alert, collaborative and can walk," Nicastri told reporters at the Lazzaro Spallanzani infectious diseases institute in Rome.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/25/us-health-ebola-italy-idUSKCN0J91DI20141125

 

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Re: Italian doctor infected with ebola in Sierra Leone being treated in Rome

ROME - is the Italian doctor Emergency infected by Ebola in Sierra Leone and hospitalized for Spallanzani in Rome. This is confirmed by the medical bulletin, issued shortly after half a day. Appears to have 38 and a half degrees of fever, its pressure is normal and there are no new symptoms or signs bleeding. 'Will Not be provided for the time being the name of the experimental drug - adds the doctor who has read the bulletin - . The patient is self-contained, walks, and a person psychologically strong. The institute has designed a task force of staff, expert, approximately thirty who are avvicendando, exclusively dedicated to patient care' .The care. The experimental treatment 'was well tolerated'. The drug used 'was obtained with a special procedure for the import of drugs not registered. The same procedure will continue to ensure the supply of medicinal product until the completion of the treatment cycle'. The patient, does know yet the Spallanzani, 'is monitored for heart function, kidney and liver to identify early any appearance of adverse effects to the treatment'.

http://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/11/26/news/ebola-101459111/

 

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Ebola, the doctor of Emergency is worsening

ROME - The new medical bulletin, after the one reassuring yesterday, increases the concern for the health of the Italian doctor Emergency infected by the virus in Sierra Leone and hospitalized to Spallanzani in Rome. For the health that they have to care, in the last 24 hours, the doctor 'has had a progressive worsening. Has started to have gastrointestinal disorders (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) '. Continues the bulletin: "The patient has a skin rash spread' and 'at the moment he has high fever greater than 39 ' .The doctors have decided to begin a third experimental treatment. So far, the care was based on only one antiviral drug, on the plasma of patients cured to which was added today a drug that acts on the immune response. The prognosis continues to be reserved.

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Italian doctor suffering from Ebola hospitalized November 25 at the Spallanzani Institute in Rome - Medical bulletin n. 5 of November 29, 2014

Since yesterday afternoon, 28 November, the patient had a progressive deterioration.

He started to have major gastrointestinal disorders (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea).

It also has a widespread rash.

Currently has a high temperature above 39 ? C.

The general conditions have worsened, complains profound fatigue and drowsiness. Starts to fall asleep but easily be awakened.

Responds in kind to the questions posed and can ambulate independently in the room.

The values of the white blood cells and platelets are substantially stationary.

Normal renal function; moderate hepatic impairment.

No new hemorrhagic event.

Breathe spontaneously with oxygen delivery to the need.

He started the third experimental treatment. The treatment has so far been based on an antiviral drug, plasma convalescent and was added today a drug that acts on the immune response.

The prognosis is still reserved.

Date Posted: November 29, 2014, last updated November 29, 2014

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The Italian doctor sick with Ebola is worse off, not breathing alone

In the last few hours have further worsened the conditions of the Italian doctor Emergency infected by Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is currently hospitalized at the hospital Lazzaro Spallanzani in Rome last November 25. Thursday evening, in particular, it was necessary to provide the patient respiratory assistance. With the last bulletin, issued regularly at midday Thursday, had been told that the patient had again a fever, and that there were several situations that required medical intervention, joined to a "profound tiredness". The doctor continued anyway - as always - to be vigilant and to interact with healthcare professionals.

So far the patient zero per l'Italia was treated with both an antiviral drug, both with the plasma of convalescence of other patients of ebola that are managed to defeat the virus. Together with these treatments, the doctor sick were administered also two experimental drugs anti-ebola, one of which specific to get a response from the immune system. In chronological order, the last treatment was started on Wednesday afternoon.


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Italian doctor suffering from Ebola hospitalized November 25, 2014 at the Spallanzani Institute in Rome.

Medical bulletin # 16 of December 9, 2014

The patient remains in mechanical respiratory assistance.

The clinical conditions remain stable.

The prognosis remains reserved.

Publication date: December 9, 2014, last updated December 9, 2014

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The patient in Spallanzani breathes alone

The clinical condition of the Italian medical Emergency suffering from Ebola and admitted to the hospital Spallanzani in Rome last november 25 are improved. The doctors that they have to say they care that the patient breathes spontaneously, without the need for ventilatory support. Good also its reactivity: interacts with the operators and responds to verbal stimuli. The prognosis remains reserved.

http://www.lastampa.it/2014/12/10/i...ra-da-solo-M1ia1xU4H8OuAOnzEP6zLI/pagina.html

 

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Italy doctor with Ebola has recovered: media

By AFP | AFP ? 2 hours 22 minutes ago

An Italian doctor who contracted Ebola in west Africa has recovered from the disease after undergoing experimental treatment, local media reported on Thursday.

The 50-year-old from Sicily, who has not been named, has been in isolation at Rome's Spallanzani institute since he was evacuated from Sierra Leone in mid-November.

Doctors reported ten days ago that he could breathe, walk and eat unassisted.

Since then he has reportedly made further progress and a press conference has been called for Friday at which it is expected to be confirmed that he is moving into a convalescence stage of his recovery and will be able to leave his isolated room at the clinic that specialises in infectious diseases.
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