Re: Woman dies of mystery hemorrhagic illness in Nairobi - Tests negative for Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever viruses - gastrointestinal hemorrhage suspected
Here's a new twist. But if it was E. coli, wouldn't there be a history of fever, diarrhea, etc. that seems to be absent in this case?
We do have at least one previous incident of a fatality in Kenya suspected as Ebola that was later confirmed as HUS (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171686), but that seems to be a drastically different presentation.
http://www.coastweek.com/3451_ebola.htm
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Dr. Sam Mwaniki, an Infectious Diseases Researcher, also said on Thursday night the symptoms showed either a genetic disorder or an ecoli virus attack was likely.
"There are various causes of such bleeding, including genetic disorders or internal hemorrhage.
"You can also have infectious diseases such as ecoli," Mwaniki said.
Here's a new twist. But if it was E. coli, wouldn't there be a history of fever, diarrhea, etc. that seems to be absent in this case?
We do have at least one previous incident of a fatality in Kenya suspected as Ebola that was later confirmed as HUS (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171686), but that seems to be a drastically different presentation.
http://www.coastweek.com/3451_ebola.htm
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Dr. Sam Mwaniki, an Infectious Diseases Researcher, also said on Thursday night the symptoms showed either a genetic disorder or an ecoli virus attack was likely.
"There are various causes of such bleeding, including genetic disorders or internal hemorrhage.
"You can also have infectious diseases such as ecoli," Mwaniki said.