Mauritania - Possible Crimean-Congo fever case confirmed by hospital representative, one suspected case in 2nd hospital - August 25, 2017

[sharon sanders]

The tests confirm that the suspected fever at Hamad Hospital is Koko Kareem fever​

2017-08-25​

The fever case at Hamad Hospital in Abu Talmit was classified as a congeal fever, an infectious febrile fever, but less serious than Ebola, according to the results of tests carried out on Wednesday morning. The fever, which has so far only one case, Have been isolated and subject to the required treatments

According to a senior medical source from the hospital, the condition of the injured patient was dealt with, where he underwent all the required tests and was subjected to special treatment, and already began to improve according to medical reports that follow this case, which are not alarming and reassuring that the situation under control according to the source .

The official of the Ministry of Health reviewed the situation of the patient and examined the examinations and treatment he underwent, according to a medical source from the hospital to the desert site, which reported the news .

Several sources have reported a suspected case of fever inside the hospital in Putlemit, 150 km east of the capital, a hospital for hundreds of patients from villages and communities in the area .

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[sharon sanders]

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