Sierra Leone - Undiagnosed deaths among discharged patients may be Ebola relapses

Gert van der Hoek · Oct 22, 2015

Wed Oct 21, 2015

Doctors and health officials in Sierra Leone told Reuters that a handful of mystery deaths among discharged patients may also be types of Ebola relapses, stirring fear that the deadly virus may last far longer than previously thought in the body, causing other potentially lethal complications.

Diagnoses have not been made, partly because of a lack of relevant medical training and insufficient equipment for detecting a virus that can hide in inaccessible corners of the body - such as the spinal fluid or eyeball. In Cafferkey's case, the virus in her brain caused meningitis.

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Sierra Leone - Undiagnosed deaths among discharged patients may be Ebola relapses

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