Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - died Aug 6th - tested negative - meningitis confirmed

[sharon sanders]

via Saudi Press Agency

machine translation


Riyadh October 09, 1435, corresponding to August 5, 2014, SPA

spotted the Ministry of Health yesterday at a hospital in the city of Jeddah condition for a Saudi citizen in the fourth decade of life he showed symptoms of infection one virus haemorrhagic fever after returning from a business trip to Sierra Leone during the month of Ramadan last year.
As a result, the similarity Symptoms of this infection with symptoms of infection with Ebola, the Ministry of Health a number of actions to ensure that no patient is infected with the virus.
confirmed preliminary tests conducted in a laboratory is not infected patient of dengue fever, which requires doing a series of additional tests to detect the possibility of injury to any of the virus hemorrhagic fever and yellow Khomrah to them from similar symptoms, in addition to the ministry to send blood samples of the patient to an international laboratory certified in coordination with the World Health Organization for the detection of infection with Ebola, note that there are a very limited number of laboratories accredited international to do these kinds of tests at the level of the world.
mention that the state of the injured is critical, The Ministry has transferred according to international standards to a specialist hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health in the city of Jeddah in order to be isolated in conditions suitable for the fact that the hospital includes isolation units to deal with conditions similar.
has been detected suspected case by the control system's command and control center at the Ministry of Health, which includes mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on the epidemic cases of suspected medical facilities in the kingdom.
noteworthy that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and since last April it had taken a proactive step to stop issuing visas to Umrah and Hajj travelers from three African countries are Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, due to an outbreak of the Ebola virus to those countries.
, and the Ministry of Health for its part, shall notify the definition of employees at airports and ports of the Kingdom of standards in infection control and how to deal with these cases. .
To learn more about the viral haemorrhagic fever, please visit the following link: (http://www.who.int/topics/haemorrhagic_fevers_viral/ar/).
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[sharon sanders]

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Gregory H?rtl ‏@HaertlG 1m
.@Leila1H @FluTrackers @WHO I can confirm that as far as we know it has not been confirmed yet. Test results pending. #Ebola #KSA

 

[Pathfinder]

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Saudi man being tested for possible Ebola case: MoH

JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS
Last update 5 August 2014 6:30 pm

A Saudi man who had been on a business trip recently to Sierra Leone is being tested in Jeddah for possible Ebola virus infection, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

In a statement posted on its website, the ministry said the patient was admitted to a hospital in Jeddah on Monday night after showing symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever.

It said the 40-year-old patient is in ?critical condition? and ?had been moved to a tertiary care center with advanced isolation and infection-control capabilities.?

?The source of his infection could be one of several viruses, including Ebola virus because of his recent travel to a country in which there is an active outbreak of the disease,? the MoH statement said.

Preliminary testing at a specialized laboratory was negative for Dengue virus.

?Additional tests are underway to determine if the source of the infection is yellow fever, Alkhumra or another virus,? it said, adding that samples for Ebola virus will be submitted for testing at an international reference lab at the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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http://www.arabnews.com/news/featured/611921

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending

The death of the patient suspected Ebola virus wound Wednesday morning in Jeddah
10 November 1435
Said the medical team treating the death of a patient suspected Ebola virus wound Wednesday morning of August sixth at five-eighth and forty minutes in the morning at the time of the Kingdom of the impact of the patient's heart stops, despite attempts by the medical team to revive.

The case of citizen's health was critical since being admitted to an isolation ward in the intensive care late on Monday.

Hospital and take preparations for the burial of the patient and according to Islamic law, taking into account international standards in dealing with cases of epidemic. And advancing the Ministry of Health sincere condolences to the family of the deceased, asking God to bestow his mercy Poivre and inspires his family patience and solace.

The Ministry of Health, through a team of public health and reporting on the situation since the track's itinerary and his case since he came to the kingdom to be limited to all parties who were in direct contact with the situation since the appearance of the symptoms of the infection to be placed under medical observation.

Still type virus cause infection replaced after survey has shown that the tests conducted on samples of the patient's laboratory specializes in non-injury dengue fever and a host of other species hemorrhagic fever viruses. The Ministry of Health sent in coordination with the World Health Organization patient samples to a number of international laboratories accredited and authorized to perform such tests in both the United States and Germany for the detection of Ebola virus infection.

The patient has been moved by global standards to a specialized hospital equipped units of insulation needed to deal with conditions similar since Monday after it was detected on the situation by the mechanisms for monitoring and reporting of cases of epidemic of the control system of the command and control center at the Ministry of Health. The patient had been after he showed symptoms of haemorrhagic fever after a business trip to Sierra Leone.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/Ministry/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News-2014-08-06-001.aspx

 

[Shiloh]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/saudi-man-tested-ebola-dies-hospital-24860809


Saudi Being Tested for Ebola Dies in Hospital
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ? Aug 6, 2014, 8:32 AM ET
Associated Press

A Saudi national, who fell ill after returning from Sierra Leone, died early Wednesday in his hospital isolation ward where he was being tested for the Ebola virus, said the Saudi Health Ministry.

The 40-year-old returned on Sunday from Sierra Leone, where there has been an Ebola outbreak, and was then hospitalized in Jiddah after showing symptoms of the viral hemorrhagic fever.

The patient's samples are being tested in an international reference lab on the advice of the World Health Organization. He had already tested negative for dengue fever...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Death of Ebola Suspected Patient Wednesday Morning in Jeddah
06 August 2014
A Saudi man suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus passed away at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at a specialized hospital in Jeddah. May Allah have mercy upon him. The patient had been admitted to the intensive care unit late Monday after exhibiting symptoms of viral hemorrhagic fever following a business trip to Sierra Leone. The cause of the infection is still under investigation.

The Ministry of Health has submitted samples to an international reference lab in the United States as recommended by the World Health Organization. Additional samples are being sent to an accredited laboratory in Germany.

Preparations for burial will be performed at the hospital in keeping with Islamic religious practices and international guidelines for patients suspected of having an infectious disease like Ebola.

MOH officials have been in direct and continuous contact with the family of the patient. Public health experts began retracing the patient’s travels upon notification of his symptoms and travel history. They are currently monitoring the people he came into contact with for any symptoms associated with viral hemorrhagic fever.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News-2014-08-06-001.aspx

 

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

6 August 2014 Last updated at 12:08 ET

Suspected Ebola victim dies in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi man who was being treated for Ebola-like symptoms has died at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's health ministry says.
...
The Saudi man who was suspected of contracting the disease died of cardiac arrest, according to the website of the country's health ministry.

The 40-year-old is said to have returned from a recent business trip to Sierra Leone.

The ministry's website said he was being tested for Ebola, but did not say if the tests had concluded that he had the disease.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/health-28678699

 

[AnnaLisa]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

It is taking a long time to get these results.

 

[Nox]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Knowing what we do about transmission of Ebola it would be very interesting to understand how a business trip resulted in an infection. For transmission to occur through simple hand to eye or hand to mouth assuming only casual an no intimate contact, there has to be a fairly significant prevalence of the virus circulating no?

 

[sharon sanders]

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Heath ?Ebola patient? after his poor King Fahd Hospital
Burial in accordance with the standards .. and a medical team to examine the contacts
Ahmed Aljhenne- Jeddah
Thursday, 07/08/2014

Death ?Ebola patient? after his poor King Fahd Hospital
Explained a medical source at the King Fahd in Jeddah, that dealing with the case of ?deceased Ebola?, who died yesterday morning have a particular system are dealt with according to the type of virus and the method of its spread, and that the interests of its clients during the washing and burial order to Aintql virus to his family and about the tests, which conducted Mkhaltin confirmed medical team of King Fahd Hospital presence of his family's house and Dhuah- yesterday afternoon for examination.
was a medical team announced yesterday morning, Wednesday, and the death of the patient ?wound suspected Ebola? effect on his heart stopped, despite attempts by the medical team revitalization. Indicating that the state of the citizen health was critical since entered an isolation ward intensive care late on Monday .. and take the hospital preparations for the burial of the patient and according to Islamic law, taking into account international standards in dealing with the epidemic cases.
began the Ministry of Health by a team of public health, since Reporting on the situation trackers itinerary case since traveling and coming to the Kingdom, to confine all the parties who were in direct contact with the situation since the onset of the infection it, to put them under medical observation.
said: ?is still the type of virus is the cause of the infection Mahal survey after the tests, which performed on patient samples in a laboratory specialist non-injury dengue fever and a host of other species virus haemorrhagic fever ?.. sent the Ministry of Health in coordination with the World Health Organization patient samples for a number of international laboratories accredited and authorized to perform such tests in both the United States and Germany for the detection of infection Ebola virus ?.. and the patient has been moved by global standards to a specialized hospital equipped units of insulation needed to deal with conditions similar since Monday after the disclosure of the case by the mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on the epidemic cases of the surveillance system, under the command and control center at the Ministry of Health .. and the patient has symptoms of haemorrhagic fever after a business trip to Sierra Leone.
deceased brother: what happened spend as much death and ?not normal?
Abdulaziz Al-Zahrani ?brother of the deceased? for ?city?: The action taken by the Ministry of Health in coordination with the Secretariat about washing and burial of the deceased universe Death came as a result of epidemic disease and not normal, adding that that was spend as much and thank God for that but Anmlk only pray for him for mercy and forgiveness.

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[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?m=politics&id=711703&lim=20&lang=en&tblpost=2014_08


Blood samples sent for tests as Ebola suspect dies in Jeddah
Arab News - 07 August, 2014

A patient suspected to have developed symptoms of the Ebola virus fever died in a Jeddah hospital on Wednesday morning, announced the Ministry of Health.

?Ibrahim Al-Zahrani, who was in extremely critical condition since his admission to hospital late Monday, died following unsuccessful attempts to revive him after he went into cardiac arrest,? a medical source said...

 

[Shiloh]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Source: http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/628369

Saudi Health Ministry denies new suspected Ebola case
07 : 58 PM - 07/08/2014

Riyadh, Aug. 7 (BNA) The Saudi Health Ministry denied rumours of a new suspected Ebola case in the kingdom.

It ruled out news by some mass media on a new infected case with the virus in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported...

 

[sharon sanders]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Source: http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/628369

Saudi Health Ministry denies new suspected Ebola case
07 : 58 PM - 07/08/2014

Riyadh, Aug. 7 (BNA) The Saudi Health Ministry denied rumours of a new suspected Ebola case in the kingdom.

It ruled out news by some mass media on a new infected case with the virus in Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported...

Riyadh 11 Shawwal 1435 AH corresponding to August 7, 2014, SPA
Ministry of Health confirmed the absence of any new cases suspected of being affected by Ebola virus.

ministry said in response to what has been circulated in some media for recording suspected case of a second Ebola virus in the province of Jeddah that the basis of its commitment to transparency in communication with everyone she confirms the absence of any new suspected case of being affected by Ebola virus, stressing its commitment to the community to tell all new about any of infectious diseases and educate everyone prevention methods needed by the best practices of the International Health.
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[Shiloh]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Source: http://www.arabnews.com/news/featured/613311


2nd Ebola case denied
Riyadh: ARAB NEWS
Last update 8 August 2014 2:53 am

The Health Ministry denied Thursday the appearance of another Ebola virus fever case in Jeddah and urged the media not to publish such reports without confirmation...

...Meanwhile, Abdul Aziz Al-Zahrani, the brother of the man who died of Ebola on Wednesday, blamed the negligence of medical staff at a private hospital in the city for the death.

?They delayed identifying Ibrahim?s disease, resulting in his demise,? he said.
He ruled out suggestions that Ibrahim had taken medicines that complicated his disease.

He said Ibrahim had stayed two days at a private hospital north of Jeddah before he was transferred to King Fahd Hospital...

 

[AnnaLisa]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

I'm having a hard time deciphering if they had or have a single case, let alone two. Did case number one have Ebola?

 

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

As far as I am aware, they have not yet received (or not yet reported) the test results on the first case.

 

[AnnaLisa]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Thanks. I hope they handle Ebola a bit more transparently than MERS.

 

[Nika]

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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

I doubt it

 

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://www.el-balad.com/1089173

Saudi Government banned prayers for the dead on the Ebola victim in mosque
By Ahmed Moamar
8/8/2014 1:58:15 PM

Saudi Newspaper Okaz reported that a number of relatives of Ibrahim Al-Zahrani the so-called :"victim of Ebola took part in the funeral procession to bury his corpse in the cemetery of his tribe in Breman area, Jeddah. Ministry of Health prohibited the pursuant to take part in the funeral procession, for preventive measures .But relatives of the dead insisted on participating in. According to the paper, the scores of the tribesmen came to the mosque Al-Thunayan in Jeddah to perform prayers, Although the Health Ministry refused to allow them praying in the mosque...

 

[Nordica]

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As far as I am aware, they have not yet received (or not yet reported) the test results on the first case.

The suspect in Uganda was tested Wednesday and the result back today Friday was negative. How long does an Ebola test take to verify?