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

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 long as the Saudis want it to.
 
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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Uganda can test cases for Ebola locally. Saudi Arabia sent its sample to Atlanta. That might make a day or two delay.

I am very disappointed that we don't have a more precise history on this case as to his occupation and exposures, which might hint at the probability of confirmation.
 
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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.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140808213981

Friday, 08 August 2014 - 12 Shawwal 1435 H
KINGDOM
First Saudi Ebola suspect buried

JEDDAH — The first Saudi who was suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus was buried at Briman graveyard in north Jeddah that is dedicated for the burial of victims of infectious diseases. The authorities prevented his family from washing him, attend his burial or be present at his burial ceremony... They said another Saudi citizen who was in direct contact with him showed symptoms of the deadly virus and was quarantined at King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah. Ibrahim Al-Zahrani is said to have gotten the infection from Sierra Leone...
 
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Hat-tip Pixie.

Deceased wife "Ebola": "health" gave us a thermometer only after his death!

Asaudihmund 22 minutes
Abeer Alrajabana- Sbak
http://www.newtoday.ae/saudi/60346.html

Jeddah: The wife of the deceased citizen to "Ebola", or Sarah Al-Zahrani, said her husband went to the mission work in Sierra Leone; since he was working in emergency medicine there, and when he returned were not showing any symptoms of the disease. Adding that "health has not given us after his death only a thermometer, and told us that the analysis will be after 12 days." Indicating that her husband remained with them after returning from his trip.

In response to a question "above": "Are you confused about the deceased mother of three Bbnath was isolated?", She said: "No, but life was normal with us .. eat and drink with us."

And the role of the Ministry of Health, has done tests and whether or analyzes them? She said: "No, but they gave us a measure of the temperature only after his death, and told us that he will be the analysis after 12 days."

It is noteworthy that a number of relatives of the victim, "Ebola" of Ibrahim Al-Zahrani participated in his funeral on Thursday Breiman cemetery in Jeddah, although the Ministry of Health to take a decision preventing them pursuant global preventive measures to be taken in such cases, but they insisted on participating in the funeral of the body.

For its part, the Ministry of Health by a team of public health, since reporting on the case, tracking the itinerary case since his departure, and he came to Saudi Arabia; to be limited to all parties who were in direct contact with the situation since the onset of the infection it; to put them under medical observation.
 
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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - tests pending - died Aug 6th

Hat-tip several other newshounds. Well, I guess this is a "business trip":

Saudi Arabia .. exclusive detailed information about the victim of a "Ebola"

Wednesday 9 November 1435 e - August 6, 2014 AD
Jeddah - T-Zahrani
http://www.alarabiya.net/ar/saudi-today/2014/08/06/html

After the announcement of the Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia for the death of a patient with suspected Ebola virus in King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, sources confirmed for "Arabiya" that has been arranged in principle for the funeral of the deceased named Ibrahim Albulsh Zahrani Thursday afternoon, where they will be washed carefully and under the supervision of medical staff, will be buried without the presence of Mhieih, for their own safety, while his family will arrive by the funeral prayers.

According to exclusive information obtained by "Arabiya" from one of the relatives of the deceased, the Zahrani was working paramedic eviction Medical Military Hospital in Jeddah, under the name of specialist medical emergency air ambulance, and was on a mission work in Sierra Leone to transport drugs and treatments returned after the end of the task entrusted to it At the end of Ramadan, and became suffers from shortness of breath and other problems, went to the hospital evacuated and spent his treatments and his condition improved, then quickly reversed in his third day of Eid.

The source pointed out that it was "not in front of his family, but to go about doing a private hospital, then the medical staff suspected there in his case was transferred to King Fahd Hospital in a critical condition, was introduced to an isolation ward intensive care."

"The management of the hospital when his condition quickly suspected in the development of the deceased wife and three daughters in medical isolation, until tests conducted showed them that they are not infected with any infection and returned to their homes."
 
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08/08/2014


said the spokesman for the regional office of the World Health Organization, Rana Sidani, he has been a laboratory for examination of the case of the death of a citizen in Saudi Arabia and found that deaths were not due to the Ebola virus.

http://www.altelescope.com/news/saudi/58973/


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after the first suspected case of 'Ebola' in Saudi Arabia: World Health denies

'WHO' exonerate 'Ebola virus' of causing the deaths Saudi citizen
Acquitted WHO virus "Ebola" of causing the death of the Saudi citizen Ibrahim Al-Zahrani, at the time stressed that the virus, which is spreading rapidly in West Africa, calls the event of an emergency in the field of public health in the world.

explained spokeswoman for the Regional Office of the World Health Organization Rana pharmacist According to the newspaper "Al-Ahram" that "has been screening laboratory to the case of the death of a citizen of Saudi Arabia, and have found that death were not due to the virus," Ebola "," she said, "It's an ongoing coordination between the Regional Office of the World Health Organization and the ministries of health in all the region, to review any suspected case infected with the virus, was sent a sample of the deceased in Saudi Arabia for laboratories in Germany to conduct additional examination. "

http://www.alahednews.com.lb/essaydetails.php?eid=99446&cid=78
 
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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - died Aug 6th - tested negative

PLEASE test for Lassa fever virus next. With the symptoms, exposure, and outcome of this case, the risk of a contagious VHF is high. Lassa is endemic in Sierra Leone.
 
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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - died Aug 6th - tested negative

infection
13 November 1435
The Ministry of Health on Saturday, November 13, August 9, corresponding to the initial negative tests on samples of the deceased Saudi citizen - may God have mercy on him - which was suspected infection Ebola virus. Where she received the Ministry of Health the result of laboratory preliminary directly from the labs, "Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)," Atlanta in the United States, and will be with American laboratories to conduct further tests additional minute and advanced to make sure that free samples of any other viruses may cause haemorrhagic fever.


Also waiting for the Ministry of Health and the arrival of the second sample test results for the same case, which was sent to a German laboratory approved in a matter of days, and will be announced as soon as they arrive in line with the ministry's approach in the rapid and direct communication with the local community and international.


In the same context, the ministry explained that it would follow the same preventive measures in dealing with any situation showing symptoms of the disease represents a health threat to the community, including health follow-up to their contacts. As teams continue the rapid response of the command and control center at the Ministry of Health to monitor developments in the health situation in the Kingdom around the clock to take all precautionary measures and precautionary measures necessary to deal with all eventualities. The relay ministry with hospitals and health teams at airports and ports to make sure their willingness and commitment to implementing standards of infection control in the event of Rhode similar cases.


The Ministry of Health has issued a disclaimer on Wednesday evening which advises citizens and residents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia not to travel to Liberia, and Sierra Leone, and Guinea until further notice; due to the spread of the Ebola virus infection in those countries. Kingdom has also taken in last April a proactive step to stop issuing visas for Umrah and Hajj travelers from the three African countries.


Finally, the ministry asserts that it does not tolerate prejudice the health and safety while in Saudi Arabia, and to cooperate and coordinate with the large group of experts from inside and outside the ministry, led by the World Health Organization representative to the international community.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/Ministry/MediaCenter/News/Pages/News-2014-08-09-001.aspx
 
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Re: Saudi Arabia - Person, 40s, suspected ebola case in Jeddah - travel history to Sierra Leone - died Aug 6th - tested negative

The case has been confirmed due to (meningococcal?) meningitis:

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140815214781

This is the second exported meningitis fatality from the outbreak region that was originally suspected as Ebola. Canada reported the first one several months ago:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=536202
 
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