Italy - Suspected first case of Ebola - diagnosed as malaria

[Shiloh]

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Suspected first case of Ebola in Italy
AFP
24 minutes ago

Rome (AFP) - A Nigerian woman resident in Italy was hospitalised Tuesday with symptoms that have led doctors to fear she may be the country's first case of someone contracting the Ebola virus.

The woman, who had recently returned from a visit to Nigeria, has been hospitalised in Ancona and was undergoing tests in a specialist unit to establish whether she has contracted a virus which has killed more than 2,000 people since the start of the year, a spokesman for the local authorities in the Le Marche region.

"She is presenting with symptoms that could be those of Ebola," he said...

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Suspected first case of Ebola in Italy - Malaria

Re: Suspected first case of Ebola in Italy - Malaria

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Test Ebola negative, Ancona patient suffering from malaria

September 10, 2014

The patient of 42 years, of Nigerian origin but resident in a long time Civitanova Marche, Ancona hospitalized for a suspected case of Ebola, is sick with malaria.

A telling Sky TG24 is the director of the infectious diseases department of Ancona Tavio Marcello, who in the last few hours had already explained how the first test does not prove the evidence of concern , assuming the diagnosis of malaria. "It 's in the night also the result of the test of Ebola, which was negative," said Tavio. In recent days, the woman was in her home country.

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Doctors: "Woman suffering from malaria"

The Nigerian, who had returned from a trip to his country of origin, accused fever over 38 degrees, body aches, nausea and vomiting

Posted on 09/10/14

No cases of Ebola in the Marche region. The Nigerian patient of 42 years admitted to Ancona has contracted malaria. This is confirmed by the analysis carried out in the Hospital of towers, as announced by the Health Directorate of the United Hospitals. The woman returned six days ago from a trip to his country of origin, accused fever over 38 degrees, body aches, nausea and vomiting.

To exclude the presence of the Ebola virus - highlights the Health Directorate of the United Hospitals - must, however, await the results of the analysis being carried out at the Spallanzani in Rome. The investigations carried out at Ancona showed an infection with plasmodium malaria in progress, for which specific therapy was initiated.

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