Passenger dies of Ebola-like symptoms at airport in Kenya - report of four suspected cases in Ethiopia - all negative

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Tasting?

I'm not sure the quality of this source:

http://haraethiopiadotcom.wordpress...t-kenyas-jomo-kenyatta-international-airport/


Ebola Outbreak Spreads in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan as passenger dies at Kenya?s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Hara Ethiopia)

October 13, 2014


By Hara Ethiopia

Anxiety has gripped Kenya after a female passenger from South Sudan died on Saturday night from Ebola-like symptoms after arriving in the country

Ethiopia?s Ministry of Health on Sunday said that a modern laboratory center will start operating on Monday for tasting of four suspected cases of Ebola

Health officials at Kenya?s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) told Xinhua on Sunday that the female passenger on board Kenya Airways flight alighted at 6:45 p.m. with high fever and bleeding from the openings of her body.

?We have not established what exactly caused the death but medical officials including director of medical services are carrying out tests to establish the cause,? an official who sought anonymity told Xinhua by telephone.

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The article continues later:

Ethiopia?s Ministry of Health on Sunday disclosed establishing a modern laboratory center in a bid to control deadly Ebola virus after four reported cases of ebola in Addis Ababa. The facility will start operating on Monday for tasting of four suspected cases of Ebola. A disease that medical doctors believe is Ebola appears to be suspected in the Ethiopian capital. One western African origin diplomat has been admitted for flu like symptoms in Saint Yared General Hospital. Three more people have been also admitted to the black lion hospital, with a reported cases of bleeding and fever. Doctors in black lion hospital, speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the issue and afraid of reprisal action from government officials, are saying it is Ebola.

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(Four unlinked illnesses are unlikely to all be related - alert)

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Kenyan woman who died at JKIA tests negative for Ebola
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 - 00:00 -- BY STAR REPORTER

The Kenyan woman who died at JKIA on Saturday night has tested negative for Ebola and Marburg virus.

Health officials says she died of gynacological problem
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- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/arti...kia-tests-negative-ebola#sthash.GfUFD9q7.dpuf

 

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Re: Passenger dies of Ebola-like symptoms at airport in Kenya - report of four suspected cases in Ethiopia

Here is a previous report of the four suspects in Ethiopia:

http://haraethiopiadotcom.wordpress...f-ebola-in-ethiopia-reported-hara-ethiopia-2/

And there are people commenting on this that it may be a false report.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: Passenger dies of Ebola-like symptoms at airport in Kenya - report of four suspected cases in Ethiopia

For Ethiopia see also Ethiopia - Suspected case(s) Ebola - Media report - Denied

 

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Kenyan woman who died at JKIA tests negative for Ebola
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 - 00:00 -- BY STAR REPORTER

The Kenyan woman who died at JKIA on Saturday night has tested negative for Ebola and Marburg virus.

Health officials says she died of gynacological problem
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- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/arti...kia-tests-negative-ebola#sthash.GfUFD9q7.dpuf

Nice find. I am updating the thread title.

 

[nola_mnr]

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Re: Passenger dies of Ebola-like symptoms at airport in Kenya - report of four suspected cases in Ethiopia

The Kenyan woman who died at the airport was not an Ebola (or Marbrug) case:

http://outbreaknewstoday.com/woman-...port-negative-for-ebola-marburg-report-30822/

There are sparse reports about cases in Ethiopia and sparse reports denying them.