Posted on 04/14/2015 8:57:13 AM PDT by Whenifhow
Toledo health officials said a 10-year-old Liberian boy suspected Sunday of having Ebola has tested positive for malaria.
The boy, who arrived in Toledo with his family about a week ago, will remain in ProMedica Toledo Hospital a few more days, but he can be taken out of isolation, said Dr. David Grossman, Toledo-Lucas County health commissioner.
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Fever is a symptom of malaria, as well as Ebola, so when the child developed a fever Sunday morning local health officials had him transferred to Toledo Hospital for testing.
Hospital workers sent the blood test to the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus for analysis.
The blood test was negative and officials announced late Sunday the child did not have Ebola.
The boy and his entire family have been monitored daily since they arrived in Toledo and a health department employee has visited them in person and taken the temperatures of the entire group twice daily, Dr. Grossman said.
Travelers entering the United States from one of three African countries where Ebola has been rampant — Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea — are automatically flagged by federal customs officials and the local health department is notified that those individuals are in their community, Dr. Grossman said.
“He did not come in JFK or one of the five CDC-assigned airports so he wasn’t screened there, and then he had two nights to hang around New Jersey before he got a Greyhound bus, so kind of thank God that he doesn't have this,” he said.
The family is in Toledo on vacation and may have come to attend a relative’s wedding, Dr. Grossman said.
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His family should send a “thank you” letter to the estate of Rachel Carson.
FYI
Ohio Ping
Yeah, right. An endless vacation.
About 1,500 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the United States each year. The vast majority of cases in the United States are in travelers and immigrants returning from parts of the world where malaria transmission occurs, including sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Malaria is not spread from person to person like a cold or the flu, and it cannot be sexually transmitted. You cannot get malaria from casual contact with malaria-infected people, such as sitting next to someone who has malaria.
http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/faqs.html
A friend of mine had malaria just last year after a missionary trip to Malaysia somewhere.
He’s only 23 or so and didn’t show symptoms until he got back here. He was in a coma for a few days and nearly died.............
Everybody wants to go to Toledo for vaycay.............SPAIN................
If you lived in Liberia, Toledo would look pretty good.
After all, you cannot get Tony Packo’s in Liberia, not even on their Hungarian side.
Rockets Rule.....
Liberia isn’t as bad as say, NK or Iran.......got a neighbor from Liberia..................
Sure there are worst places than Liberia, but I suspect Toledo isn’t one of them.
Detroit is probably a close second...................
Malaria is not spread from person to person like a cold or the flu,
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I was focused on the description of procedures.
It should be noted the transportation (via bus) for other possibly infected persons, there is no plan to identify.
And also in the article describes he was sent to Toledo Hospital for testing which may not be approved for this type of testing?
From article:
“He did not come in JFK or one of the five CDC-assigned airports so he wasn’t screened there, and then he had two nights to hang around New Jersey before he got a Greyhound bus, so kind of thank God that he doesn’t have this,” he said.
His only symptom was a fever.
An 'early' symptom of Ebola, too. With his travel history, they should check him out. At least now he knows and can be put on antimalarial drugs.
Yep, not contagious. I have worked with people who picked it up working overseas. Nasty parasites.
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