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Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

Re: Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

Pathfinder said:
Joint Statement from DHH and the CDC Regarding Illness of Cargo Ship Crew Member


The ship’s itinerary included Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in addition to other ports. Based on a hospital’s request, CDC conducted testing on the crew member who died, and the results showed that this crew member was negative for the type of Ebola that is causing the current outbreak in West Africa.
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The way they word this gives me pause. As a side note, Nancy Whitbol tested positive for malaria as well in the beginning.
 
Re: Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

Yeah that was an inelegant statement. Also, indeed, malaria and ebola are not exclusive of one another.
 
Re: Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

The evidence for the levels of doubt that should be applied will be in what occurs next i.e how the additional sick and other crew members are treated. If they are kept isolated, then it raises concern, but an abundance of caution in present circumstances would not be misplaced. If they are released, it is (most likely) simple malaria.
 
Re: Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

With ill crew taken off, ship completes trip to New Orleans

Meg Farris / Medical Reporter 5:50 p.m. CDT September 18, 2014

NEW ORLEANS -- After some tense hours Wednesday night, the ship that was detained while sick crewmen were taken to the hospital, is now back on schedule and made its trip to the original destination Thursday in New Orleans East.

The Marine Phoenix got the all clear to go back into commerce. A river pilot boarded at 10 am where it was anchored near Belle Chasse.
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Thursday, just after noon, the 450-foot refrigeration ship, came up river and entered the Industrial Canal. Two tugs assisted it through the locks.

There was no word on how many crewmen remained on the vessel.

The ship continued to its destination, New Orleans Cold Storage on Jourdan Road in Almonaster, to pick up its cargo to export.

Management at Cold Storage had no comment for the media.

The Marine Phoenix is scheduled to spend the next week at New Orleans Cold Storage loading its cargo, possibly, frozen chicken, to deliver around the world. It is scheduled to leave on September 25.
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http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/health/2014/09/18/ship-malaria-new-orleans/15850739/
 
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State says feds kept them in the dark over illnesses
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Paul Murphy, 6:10 p.m. CDT September 18, 2014

BELLE CHASSE, La. - While the Coast Guard and the Centers for Disease Control were making decisions on how to respond to sick crew members aboard the New Orleans bound Marine Phoenix, Louisiana's top emergency manager says the state was apparently kept in the dark and cut out of the discussion.

"We should have been notified and been in that discussion of what we think the best course of action should be," said Kevin Davis, Director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

Davis maintains he wasn't notified about the medical emergency until late in the game.
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Davis told the CDC, the agency needs to do a better job keeping the public informed.

"Because the initial discussion had Ebola in it, so that was certainly a fear," said Davis. "You know in a hurricane situation or any kind of disaster, information is the critical tool for the public to know what's going on, as they saw on TV people in (hazmat) suits, that was scary."
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Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser also said local authorities didn't get much notice the ship would be docking in Belle Chasse.

"The big question is why did it come in the river if there was even the possibility that there was a problem and something serious could be spread," said Nungesser. "Whenever there's a problem, they should contact where the ship is heading and not just allow the ship to come up the river."
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http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/orleans/2014/09/18/cargo-ship-sickness/15850791/
 
Re: Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

Mosquito control experts downplay risk of malaria spread

Updated: Sep 18, 2014 6:03 PM CDT
Written by: Rob Masson -

As the ship got closer to the city, parish officials consulted with mosquito experts to see if there was any threat.
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"[The are] a lot of questions about whether the mosquito that bit that man could've been transported on board the ship," said Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser.

That would be extremely rare. Only one in 20 mosquitoes is the species that carries the disease, and given the ship's schedule and an incubation period of about 15 days, transmission is highly unlikely.

"The likelihood is they got the disease prior to getting on the boat," said Steven Pavlovich, with Mosquito Control Inc.

City leaders are paying attention.

"It's highly unlikely that there will be any transmission, and the public is safe. We will continue to monitor," said New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu.

Parish officials have consulted with Mosquito Control Inc., which is stepping up spraying in Jefferson Parish.
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Mosquito control officials say the bigger risk is if the malaria-carrying mosquito, bit one of the victims in New Orleans.
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http://www.fox8live.com/story/26571339/mosquito-control-downplays-risk-of-malaria-spread
 
Re: Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

Two stable, one 'guarded' after malaria strikes crew members of ship docked in New Orleans

By Jonathan Bullington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on September 18, 2014 at 6:58 PM, updated September 18, 2014 at 7:17 PM

Two are in stable condition, and one in "guarded" condition, after malaria struck crew members aboard a ship docked in New Orleans, health officials said.

Officials at West Jefferson Medical Center gave an update Thursday (Sept. 18) on the conditions of the three crew members from the Liberian-flagged "Marine Phoenix," which docked in eastern New Orleans Wednesday night.
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http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2014/09/condition_update_two_crew_memb.html#incart_river
 
Re: Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight - possible malaria

Bahamas -

Ebola Rumour ?Completely Untrue?

As of Thursday, September 18, 2014

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez last night shot down ?bogus? reports that a patient died in Doctors Hospital after contracting the Ebola virus.
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Early today, it was brought to the attention of senior officials of the Ministry of Health that a bogus claim was posted on the internet indicating that a confirmed case of Ebola was reported in the Bahamas,? he told the House of Assembly.

?I would like to make it completely clear that this posting is completely untrue, however hospital officials did indicate that late Sunday night the US Embassy in the Bahamas responded to a call to rescue a very ill person on a freighter passing through Bahamian waters. The patient was a 34-year-old white male from the Ukraine working on the freighter which was en route to New Orleans from The Congo, West Africa.?

Dr Gomez said the man was taken to Nassau and sent to the emergency room at Doctors Hospital. He was placed in a single room in isolation, he said, adding that the necessary precautions were taken by staff who attended to the patient.
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He said the patient was diagnosed with septic shock and treated with intravenous fluids, antibiotics and drugs to raise blood pressure.

Blood work at the hospital confirmed a diagnosis of malaria, he said.

The patient died on September 16. Blood has been sent to the Centres for Disease Control for analysis, he said.
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http://www.tribune242.com/news/2014/sep/18/ebola-rumour-completely-untrue/
 
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