Guinean woman officially cleared of the Ebola virus - Thailand

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Guinean woman officially cleared of the Ebola virus

BANGKOK, 5 September 2014 (NNT) – The results of blood tests on the 24-year-old Guinean woman who was suspected of having Ebola as she traveled to Thailand show she actually has Malaria.

The woman was tested for the second time by the Public Health Ministry on Thursday, clearing her from any possible suspicion that she had the deadly virus.

Dr. Apichai Mongkol, the Director-General of the Medical Science Department under the Public Health Ministry, revealed that the woman’s blood test result has been negative.

Instead, she has been diagnosed with Falciparum Malaria, the most dangerous form of Malaria which exhibits symptoms similar to that of Ebola. Falciparum Malaria patients are often found to be resistant against medicine and this disease can be found throughout most tropical countries.

About 1,069 people from the Ebola-hit countries traveling to Thailand have been screened since June 8 to September 3. So far, all of them have not shown any symptom of having Ebola.


-- NNT 2014-09-05

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EBOLA OUTBREAK
Guinean woman has malaria not Ebola

BANGKOK: -- A Guinean woman who returned from her Ebola-hit country and had been tested for Ebola actually has malaria, Dr Apichai Mongkol, director general of the Medical Science Department said Friday.

The 24-year-old woman was tested for the second time by the Public Health Ministry on Thursday and the blood test was negative or the deadly disease.

Instead, she has been diagnosed with Falciparum malaria, the most dangerous form of the mosquitoborne disease that exhibits symptoms similar to those of Ebola. Falciparum patients often have multidrug resistance. It is common in most tropical countries.

The woman arrived Thailand on August 20 and developed fever, vomiting and a sore throat nine days later. She consulted doctors at a provincial hospital as her symptoms were similar to those of Ebola disease. She was then quarantined and went through two series of blood tests.

About 1,069 people travelling to Thailand from Ebolahit countries have been screened between June 8 to September 3. So far, none have shown any symptoms of the deadly virus, Apichai said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Guinean-woman-has-malaria-not-Ebola-30242594.html


-- The Nation 2014-09-05

[ABCer]

9 days after arrival? What is the incubation period for Ebola? I feel safe now.

Edited September 5, 2014 by ABCer

[Bluespunk]

9 days after arrival? What is the incubation period for Ebola?

'Instead, she has been diagnosed with Falciparum malaria, the most dangerous form of the mosquitoborne disease that exhibits symptoms similar to those of Ebola. Falciparum patients often have multidrug resistance. It is common in most tropical countries."

As they know what's caused her fever and she's tested negative for ebola, it would seem safe to assume she hasn't got it.

[richusa]

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[richusa]

This country is a joke.........when it comes to safety.......

[Friendly Stranger]

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More like anyone that has just come from there - relevant stamp in their passport.

[whybother]

9 days after arrival? What is the incubation period for Ebola?

'Instead, she has been diagnosed with Falciparum malaria, the most dangerous form of the mosquitoborne disease that exhibits symptoms similar to those of Ebola. Falciparum patients often have multidrug resistance. It is common in most tropical countries."

As they know what's caused her fever and she's tested negative for ebola, it would seem safe to assume she hasn't got it.

But she could have had it, and she was here for 9 days before she was put into quarantine.

If she did have Ebola, I wonder how many people she could have transmitted it to in that time?