wonderful...
Posted on 03/24/2014 7:34:41 PM PDT by tcrlaf
A man returning to Canada from Liberia is seriously ill in hospital after experiencing symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus that has killed dozens in Guinea, health officials have said.
The man has been placed in solitary confinement pending the expected results on Tuesday of tests on his condition. His family are in quarantine in Saskatchewan province, the local health ministry said in a statement.
"A diagnosis has not yet been confirmed. Measures have been taken to isolate the patient to ensure the illness is not transmitted," the ministry said.
Public health officials earlier sought to contain people's concerns, saying the risk to the public was low and noting that an investigation into the case's circumstances was under way.
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Finally, a problem we can solve by sending Obama.
In two to twenty one days we’ll know if anyone came into contact with his body fluids. Ebola is a pretty wretched disease. If I were a cautious and diligent public health person, I’d begin isolation of those that flew with him from Africa.
wonderful...
He flew back, right? How many people were on the plane with him... any idea?
OR ANY OF THE PEOPLE THOSE PEOPLE KNOW...
“I doubt he has ebola unless he was up in “that” region. If he was in Monrovia, and has been for the last 10 days, then most of Monrovia would be dead.
Ebola outbreak in Guinea may spread to Liberia
http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/2014/03/24/officials-rush-contain-ebola-virus-guinea/xuwlsMRlGP07tTrBdGTzCO/story.html
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is believed to have killed at least 59 people in Guinea and may already have spread to neighboring Liberia, health officials said Monday.
Health workers in Guinea are trying to contain the spread of the disease which causes severe internal bleeding. In neighboring Liberia, health officials said they are investigating five deaths after a group of people crossed the border from Guinea in search of medical treatment.
I don’t expect Ebola to get much traction in a civilized country.
We need to stop the flights while we still can...
“How many people were on the plane with him... any idea?”
Canada doesn’t seem to be releasing that info. Probably don’t want to create a world-wide panic.
“We need to stop the flights while we still can...”
You would think so, but this isn’t the movies.
Real life economic and political consequences from doing that, that NO politician wants to be responsible for.
Glad it happened in a place with outstanding health care.
Tom Clancy wrote about this in a couple of novels. Executive Orders and Rainbow six.
Because?
What about all the people who flew with him. :(
There is a higher probability that a “friend” gave him some gator bile right there in Monrovia.
Instead of sweating it out in shack along an open sewer where kids play...the infected will be in hospital.
That's the difference.
Yeah, those unfortunate enough to get it will likely die a horrible death, but it's not AS likely to spread in a civilized country.
Relax. The nice thing about Ebola is that it kills nearly everyone that gets it, and there’s a very short gestation period, right?
If it did escape where it’s at, a week of lockdown and it’s gone.
A simple strain of flu is much more dangerous.
Super simplified, but there you have it.
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