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Pakistan: Potential Ebola patient at Jinnah hospital, Karachi. Arrived by plane from Liberia. Test negative

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/800043/health-officials-hold-suspected-ebola-patient-at-karachi-airport/

KARACHI: Health officials at Karachi?s Jinnah International airport held a suspected Ebola patient on Monday, Express News reported.

The 47-year-old passenger arrived in Karachi from Liberia via Doha and appeared to be in poor health as he made his way out of the international arrival area.

After a brief medical assessment, the suspected patient was sent to Jinnah hospital, while his blood samples were sent to Islamabad for testing.
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Re: Pakistan: Potential Ebola patient at Jinnah hospital, Karachi. Arrived by plane from Liberia. Tests pending.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1148096/suspected-ebola-patient-hospitalised-in-karachi

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Executive Director JPMC and senior doctor, Prof Tasneem Ahsan thoroughly examined the man, and found his body temperature almost normal, however, since it was recorded at 102 degree earlier, was preferred to be retained at the hospital's isolation ward.

The man's blood sample and relevant body fluids have been dispatched to National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad, said JPMC sources.

It was, however, noticed that facilities relevant to ascertain Ebola virus were not available even at the NIH and therefore the samples would have to be sent to Cairo, the WHO headquarters for Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO).
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Re: Pakistan: Potential Ebola patient at Jinnah hospital, Karachi. Arrived by plane from Liberia. Tests pending.

Re: Pakistan: Potential Ebola patient at Jinnah hospital, Karachi. Arrived by plane from Liberia. Tests pending.

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/228213233

A person suspected of having Ebola in Pakistan has tested negative for the disease, media reported Thursday.
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