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

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Source: http://wgno.com/2014/09/17/ship-with-sick-crewmen-to-dock-in-new-orleans-tonight/

Ship with sick crewmen to dock in New Orleans tonight
Posted 4:23 PM, September 17, 2014, by Tanya Sinkovits, Updated at 04:45pm, September 17, 2014

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A ship with three sick crewmen is scheduled to dock in New Orleans tonight, the Center for Disease Control confirms.

CDC officials said they received word earlier today that a ship which had traveled near where the Ebola outbreak is will dock at the New Orleans port.

A CDC staff member, emergency workers and members of the U.S. Coast Guard will board the boat and transport the ill crewman to a local hospital for evaluation.

No word on which hospital the crewman will be transported to.

The CDC said they are taking extra precaution because of a possible risk of Ebola, but that is thought to be ?exceedingly low.?..
 
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Health officials to board ship docking in N.O. tonight

WWLTV.com 4:48 p.m. CDT September 17, 2014

NEW ORLEANS -- ...

A state official told WWL-TV this afternoon that the ship alerted state and U.S. health officials that three of the crewmen are sick.

The official says that a radio transmission from the ship reported symptoms that appear to be similar to malaria, an illness spread by mosquitoes.

The official also told WWL-TV the boat originated in Africa and is last known to have ported in Panama. The CDC confirms that The New Orleans Emergency Operations Center has been alerted.

CDC confirms the ship did also make a stop in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which currently has Ebola cases. The CDC will be boarding the ship with the Coast Guard and State Health Officials.
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http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/loc...to-board-ship-docking-in-no-tonight/15791245/
 
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Plaq. Parish president: 1 person on ship from Africa taken to hospital in critical condition

UPDATED 6:26 PM CDT Sep 17, 2014

NEW ORLEANS ?Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said at least one person was taken from a ship that arrived from Africa to the West Jefferson Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition. Others from the ship may be transported, Nungesser said.

Officials in New Orleans confirmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Coast Guard and various government epidemiologists were at the scene in Belle Chasse, where the vessel, identified as the Marine Phoenix, docked at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base.

The Marine Phoenix is a refrigerated cargo vessel flagged out of the African nation of Liberia. The 20-year-old ship weigh more than 7,000 tons and has more than 400 cubic feet of space.

According to a release from the CDC, the ship was reported to have traveled to a port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and others in Africa.
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Office issued the following statement following the developments.

"The City of New Orleans is in close contact with officials at the Center for Disease Control, the Coast Guard, the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, and the Port of New Orleans. To protect the health and safety of our residents, the City has requested that all state and federal agencies take every precaution as though this is the worst-case scenario. We will continue to closely monitor the situation. "

Read more: http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news...ng-symptoms-of-malaria/28110618#ixzz3DcRaHfAt
 
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Critically ill person taken from ship in Belle Chasse

WWLTV.com 6:30 p.m. CDT September 17, 2014

NEW ORLEANS -- A critically ill person was taken from a ship in Belle Chasse and taken to West Jefferson hospital by an ambulance staffed with personnel in Haz Mat suits Wednesday afternoon.

The ship, that was destined for New Orleans, was anchored in Belle Chasse. The Centers for Disease Control and Coast Guard officials were slated to go on to the ship.

The patient taken off of the ship was said to be critical, according to Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. He said that another 1 to 3 people were ill on the ship and were being evaluated for possible movement to West Jefferson Hospital.

The ship, the Marine Phoenix, originated in Africa and docked for a short time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of Ebola has been plaguing that area.

A state official told WWL-TV the ship has been anchored near Belle Chasse since 1 p.m.

"I think it's standard procedure in this era of an outbreak in West Africa of Ebola," said Dr. Fred Lopez of the LSU Health Sciences Center. "Anyone coming out of that area of the world with these symptoms should be examined by health care professionals."
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http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/loc...to-board-ship-docking-in-no-tonight/15791245/
 
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Source: All on board ship coming from Africa will be hospitalized

Updated: Sep 17, 2014 6:16 PM CDT
Written by: FOX8Live.com Staff

NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) -

A foreign-flagged vessel making its way up the Mississippi River will dock in New Orleans Wednesday night, and all on board will be hospitalized, according to a source.

The ship is coming from Africa.

The CDC is partnering with the Coast Guard and EMS to evaluate a situation in which four crew members are sick and two have mild illnesses.

They will go to West Jefferson Hospital for treatment. The nature of their medical condition has not been disclosed.

The roughly 15 others on board will go to other hospitals throughout the city to be evaluated as a precaution.
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http://www.fox8live.com/story/26560...ding-ship-with-ill-crew-members-docking-in-no
 
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Hospital expects river pilot, 4 sick crew members from African ship

UPDATED 6:51 PM CDT Sep 17, 2014

NEW ORLEANS ?The West Jefferson Medical Center said one crew member who was ill on a ship from Africa was at the hospital. At least three more crew members, plus the river pilot who boarded the ship, are expected to arrive at the hospital Wednesday night. The first crew member from the ship was listed in critical condition, according to Plaquemines Parish Billy Nungesser.

"Our doctors and staff are ready and we have instituted full safety precautions in the unlikely event that this turns out to be something of concern," said WJMC spokeswoman, Taslin Alfonzo. "Everyone is using an abundance of caution until the patients can actually be assessed and appropriately diagnosed."

Embedded in the hospital's emergency room is the Region 1 Disaster Coordinator from the state, Alfonzo said.

Officials in New Orleans confirmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Coast Guard and various government epidemiologists were at the scene in Belle Chasse, where the vessel, identified as the Marine Phoenix, docked at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base.

Read more: http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news...ng-symptoms-of-malaria/28110618#ixzz3DcaAZLoM
 
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http://www.kens5.com/story/news/2014/09/17/critically-ill-person-taken-from-ship-headed-for-new-orleans/15803291/
Critically ill person taken from ship headed for New Orleans
WWLTV 6:57 p.m. CDT September 17, 2014
NEW ORLEANS -- A critically ill person was taken from a ship in Belle Chasse and taken to West Jefferson hospital by an ambulance staffed with personnel in Haz Mat suits Wednesday afternoon.

The ship, that was destined for New Orleans, was anchored in Belle Chasse. The Centers for Disease Control and Coast Guard officials were slated to go on to the ship.

The patient taken off of the ship was said to be critical, according to Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser. He said that another 1 to 3 people were ill on the ship and were being evaluated for possible movement to West Jefferson Hospital.

The ship, the Marine Phoenix, originated in Africa and docked for a short time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of Ebola has been plaguing that area...
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Last position received on this one is right outside New Orleans:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/636013523/vessel:MARINE_PHOENIX
MO: 9072824
Name: MARINE PHOENIX
MMSI: 636013523
Type: REEFER
Gross Tonnage: 7313
Summer DWT: 7957 t
Build: 1994
Flag: LIBERIA
Home port: MONROVIA
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Thanks everyone for the vigilance!
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Ambulances with sick crew members leaving Port Ship Services in Belle Chasse <a href="http://t.co/CpHgjv0Mpf">pic.twitter.com/CpHgjv0Mpf</a></p>— Meg Gatto (@MegGattoFOX8) <a href="https://twitter.com/MegGattoFOX8/status/512385978150191104">September 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="http://t.co/JakYjl33r0">pic.twitter.com/JakYjl33r0</a></p>— Meg Gatto (@MegGattoFOX8) <a href="https://twitter.com/MegGattoFOX8/status/512399086541365248">September 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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ETA:
Not sure why twitter embedding is no longer working - it was when I posted this.
 
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DRC not mentioned in this list (So maybe other dockings are missing, too):

http://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/MARINE-PHOENIX-IMO-9072824-MMSI-636013523
MARINE PHOENIX Master Data
Built: 1994
Size: 125 x 21 m
Draught: 7.573 m
Gross Tonnage: 7313 t
Net Tonnage: 4808 t
Deadweight: 7957 t

Last 5 port calls as detected by AIS
Date / Time Port Country
Jul 17, 2014, 04:04 UTC COLON Flag of Panama Panama
Apr 10, 2014, 04:02 UTC GIBRALTAR Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar
Apr 09, 2014, 22:05 UTC CEUTA Flag of Spain Spain
Feb 17, 2014, 21:02 UTC ODESSA Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Feb 07, 2014, 23:03 UTC SPLIT Flag of Croatia Croatia
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I wonder if the ship returned to Monrovia (its home port) in recent weeks, or if any of the crew were on leave.
 
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That was my thought too when I saw where the home port of the ship was. Could it have been there in the last 3 weeks. If that was NOT the case (docking in Monrovia) and there is Ebola on that ship, it's extremely concerning. I didn't think the DRC was in that bad shape with it's outbreak.
 
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Report from council member W. Jefferson Parrish says first and second tests indicate malaria. And "A sick occupant on the vessel got off before the ship left the Bahamas. The occupant which was in a progressed unhealthy state died and the determined cause was Malaria NOT Ebola."

https://www.facebook.com/chris.roberts.37669/posts/10201519620191176
https://www.facebook.com/chris.roberts.37669/posts/10201519500748190
 
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is restricted to inland DRC in the northwestern portion of the country. No cases have been reported from the eastern seaports in the DRC.

At its average speed, and assuming no layover in Panama, the Marine Phoenix could have traveled from an eastern seaport in DRC to New Orleans in 18-20 days.
 
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Councilman: Ship illness is malaria

Updated: Sep 17, 2014 9:19 PM CDT
Written by: FOX8Live.com Staff -
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) -

Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts sent out a tweet Wednesday night saying that initial tests on the sick crew members on board a ship from Africa indicate that they are suffering from malaria.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite. People with malaria often experience fever, chills and flu-like illness. It is not contagious.

The Liberian-flagged "Marine Phoenix," a refrigerated cargo vessel, docked in Belle Chasse Wednesday evening, and all on board were hospitalized.
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http://www.fox8live.com/story/26560...ding-ship-with-ill-crew-members-docking-in-no
 
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Official: CDC said critically ill person has malaria

WWLTV.com 9:38 p.m. CDT September 17, 2014
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Jefferson Parish John Young said federal health officials have informed him that the patient was being treated for malaria, and it is not contagious.

Young said when he asked why the patient was taken to West Jefferson Medical Center, he was told by federal and state health officials that the shipping company has a contract with a doctor who practices at West Jeff.

Three sailors on a Liberian-based Marine Phoenix cargo ship are hospitalized Wednesday evening. Federal and state health officials met the ship late Wednesday, after crew members fell ill...
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The ship, which was destined for New Orleans, was anchored in Belle Chasse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with Coast Guard officials were slated to go on to the ship. It will stay anchored there for the night.
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Employees with Port Ship Service of Belle Chasse confirmed they helped remove crew members from the Marine Phoenix but were asked by their employer not speak to the media. Those same employees were told by health officials that they weren't in any health danger.

http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/loc...to-board-ship-docking-in-no-tonight/15791245/
 
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Malaria identified as cause of illness on ship docked in New Orleans

By Jonathan Bullington, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on September 17, 2014 at 6:36 PM, updated September 17, 2014 at 9:41 PM

Federal health officials have identified malaria as the cause of an illness that hospitalized at least one crew member aboard a ship docked Wednesday evening in New Orleans.

Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts said the Centers for Disease Control updated parish officials with the information Wednesday night, as at least one crew member of the Liberian-flagged ship, "Marine Phoenix," tested positive for the potentially fatal mosquito-born disease while at West Jefferson Medical Center.

Two other ship occupants were also at West Jefferson, Roberts said. But he was uncertain whether they tested positive for malaria.
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According to Roberts, the CDC told Jefferson Parish officials that one of the ship's occupants disembarked in the Bahamas and later died from malaria.
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http://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2014/09/ship_carrying_sick_crew_to_be.html
 
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Joint Statement from DHH and the CDC Regarding Illness of Cargo Ship Crew Member

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 | Contact: Media & Communications: Phone: 225.342.1532, E-mail: dhhinfo@la.gov

Baton Rouge, La.?CDC, along with local and federal officials, responded today to a report of illness on a ship at the Port of New Orleans. Earlier today, local EMS transferred three of the ship?s crew members to a local hospital.The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) confirmed a positive test result this evening for malaria in the patient being treated at a New Orleans-area hospital. DHH shared this information with CDC and local officials. The other two patients had mild symptoms and are being assessed. Another ill crew member disembarked in the Bahamas two days ago, where he was diagnosed with malaria and later died. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes and does not spread from person to person. Approximately 1500-2000 cases are reported every year in the United States, almost all in recent travelers.

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. Ebola is not suspected as a cause of the other crew members? illnesses. No crew members had known exposures to Ebola.

CDC will continue to work closely with the hospital and local health authorities.

For more information about CDC?s role in responding to reports of illnesses on ships and airplanes, visitwww.cdc.gov/quarantine/quarantine-stations-us.html

http://new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/3116
 
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