Salzburg, Austria: Man hospitalized for Ebola investigation - family died in Liberia

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Ebola alert in Salzburg: Young Africans in quarantine

From Sn | 10/06/2014 - 19:42 | Updated: 5 hours ago | Comment

The police attacked a 15-year-old from Liberia on the Walser mountain. The teenager said his family had died of the disease. The crisis team met.


Ebola alert in Salzburg: Young Africans in quarantine

The deadly Ebola virus - now has captured the excitement surrounding the disease and Salzburg.

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Maybe Salzburg has its first suspected case of Ebola since Monday. In the afternoon the police had picked up a young man from Liberia on the Walser mountain during a Schengen investigation. He was traveling alone and claimed to be 15 years old. The reason for his escape from Liberia he called the Ebola epidemic raging there: His family had died. He was then rushed to the provincial hospital. He is now on Infectious Diseases of the Third medicine.

For the first time, the existing contingency plan for handling a suspected Ebola case was activated in Salzburg State Hospital. "It is absolutely too early to speak of a suspected case. Purpose, the patient must only to be examined for possible symptoms," said Health Officer Christian St?ckl (?VP).




SALK are equipped
In the SALK in recent months Ebola team had been set up, which has created with the help of experts of Infectious Diseases, hospital hygiene, laboratory and nursing a precise schedule. The ultimate goal is to keep the contacts to a minimum and, accordingly, a patient is immediately taken over by the Infectious Diseases. In the SALK coveralls 4 is already available, training of the potentially affected areas have been ongoing in recent months.

 

[sharon sanders]

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Re: Salzburg, Austria: Man hospitalized with suspected Ebola - family died in Liberia

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October 6, 2014 20:15; Act .: October 6, 2014 21:03;

Ebola - Salzburg State Clinics activated emergency plan
The probability that there is an Ebola patient in which refugee, was low. The probability that there is an Ebola patient in which refugee, was low.

The Salzburg Regional Hospital on Monday for the first time enabled the existing contingency plan for a suspected case of Ebola in the late afternoon.

A young refugee from Liberia had been taken up in Flachgau, and since Liberia is a country affected by Ebola area, he was admitted immediately for evaluation in the country's hospitals, as health officer Deputy Governor. Christian St?ckl (?VP).
Patient needs to be examined
"It is absolutely too early to speak of a suspected case. The patient must first be examined for possible symptoms throughout. However, the emergency plan has been activated as a precaution. The case is being dealt with as a suspected case. "

http://www.salzburg24.at/ebola-salzburger-landeskliniken-aktivierten-notfallplan/4107820

 

[sharon sanders]

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Re: Salzburg, Austria: Man hospitalized with suspected Ebola - family died in Liberia

He might be outside the 21 day window according to this account of the events. His family died 2 months ago but it is unclear when he left Liberia.

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Ebola alert in Salzburg

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Salzburg - There may Salzburg in a suspected case of Ebola. The police stopped a young man from Liberia, who claimed that his family had died of the disease.

As the Salzburger Nachrichten and salzburg24.at report, the boy was traveling alone. When he was stopped on Monday afternoon in Flachgau by the police, he gave as the reason for his flight from his home country where rampant epidemic of Ebola. He claimed that his family had died.

Then the 15-year-old from Liberia came immediately the state hospital and was quarantined. For the first time, the existing contingency plan for handling a suspected Ebola case was activated in Salzburg State Hospital. "It is absolutely too early to speak of a suspected case. Purpose, the patient must only to be examined for possible symptoms," said Health Officer Christian St?ckl (?VP) the Austrian media.

UPDATE 21.30 Clock: Comments of the City of Salzburg

In an isolation ward of the Salzburg State Hospital October 6, 2014, a young man from Liberia since Monday is observed due to a high Ebola exposure risk. The man was taken today afternoon as part of a Schengen manhunt in Salzburg.
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In a first interview he stated that two months ago had fallen ill and died in Liberia to Ebola his entire family. He had maintained his relatives to last and buried after their death. For fear of becoming ill himself, he took the flight to Europe, where he arrived by sea to stations in Ghana and the Ivory Coast of Sierra Leone. How long did this flight and how the young man came finally to Salzburg, is currently unclear.
Based on the described situation of young black Africans is considered high-risk contact person who was exposed to an equally high risk of exposure. Although from official view is currently the likelihood of acute Ebola outbreak rather low - the incubation period for Ebola disease from the time of infection is two to 21 days - is assessed, all precautions were triggered according Ebola Emergency Plan. The young man is observed in isolation and must not leave this too. All contact persons can be detected.

redro24 / mw / City of Salzburg

http://www.rosenheim24.de/news/deut...la-verdacht-krankenhaus-gebracht-4057470.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Salzburg, Austria: Man hospitalized for Ebola investigation - family died in Liberia

A body temperature of 37.5 degrees doesn't seem to be a real fever?

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06/10/2014

Refugee is tested in Salzburg on Ebola

That young refugee from Liberia, which is observed since Monday in an isolation ward of the Salzburg provincial hospital because of a high Ebola exposure risk, has stated in an initial survey that two months ago had fallen ill and died in Liberia to Ebola his entire family. The 15-year-olds slightly elevated body temperature was observed.


He had maintained his relatives to last and buried after her death, told the young man. For fear of ill themselves, he had begun to flee to Europe, where he arrived after stations in Ghana and the Ivory coast of Sierra Leone on the sea. How long did this escape and the man ultimately came to Salzburg, was initially unclear.

Slightly elevated body temperature
The youth, a slightly excessive body temperature of 37.5 degrees was found, but otherwise there was no evidence that he was suffering from Ebola, it was part of the city of Salzburg.

Based on the described situation of the refugee was deemed high-risk contact person who was exposed to an equally high risk of exposure, it said in the press release. "Although from official view is currently the likelihood of acute Ebola outbreak rather low (the incubation period for Ebola disease from the time of infection is two to 21 days) is estimated, all precautions were triggered according Ebola Emergency Plan., The young man is observed in an isolation ward and these must not leave. All contact persons can be detected. "

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