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Two Lungi Airport Staff confirmed Ebola positive
Posted on January 4, 2015 by editor
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 January 2015
The government of Sierra Leone has announced what it refers to as ?additional screening measures? at the Lungi International Airport, after two employees working at the airport are reported to have contracted the virus since December, but had since failed to return to work.
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A joint news conference was held yesterday, 3rd January 2015 at the airport by the Minister of health ? Dr. Abubakarr Fofanah, the head of the NERC ? Major Palo Conteh, officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the British Military, the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and WHO.
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Following the joint press conference at the airport, officials issued a press statement, saying that: ?The General Public is hereby informed that the attention of Government has been drawn to two cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with possible connections to the Lungi International Airport.
?Officials were informed of a case of Ebola detected in the community and confirmed by laboratory testing on January 2, 2015. This patient had worked at the airport in mid-December, but has not worked since that time.
?One contact of the patient is also an airport employee, but has not worked since December 25, 2014. While there was no transmission risk with this patient and the contact, efforts to enhance the prevention of any future events are being implemented.
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http://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/?p=8340
Posted on January 4, 2015 by editor
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 January 2015
The government of Sierra Leone has announced what it refers to as ?additional screening measures? at the Lungi International Airport, after two employees working at the airport are reported to have contracted the virus since December, but had since failed to return to work.
...
A joint news conference was held yesterday, 3rd January 2015 at the airport by the Minister of health ? Dr. Abubakarr Fofanah, the head of the NERC ? Major Palo Conteh, officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the British Military, the U.S Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and WHO.
...
Following the joint press conference at the airport, officials issued a press statement, saying that: ?The General Public is hereby informed that the attention of Government has been drawn to two cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) with possible connections to the Lungi International Airport.
?Officials were informed of a case of Ebola detected in the community and confirmed by laboratory testing on January 2, 2015. This patient had worked at the airport in mid-December, but has not worked since that time.
?One contact of the patient is also an airport employee, but has not worked since December 25, 2014. While there was no transmission risk with this patient and the contact, efforts to enhance the prevention of any future events are being implemented.
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http://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/?p=8340
