NawtyBits
User ID: 62371036 United States 09/01/2014 02:20 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Breaking Ebola: India Again. Bengal's First Ebola Suspect Admitted to North Bengal Hospital Bengal's first Ebola suspect admitted to North Bengal hospitalSubhendu Maiti, Hindustan Times Kolkata, September 01, 2014 First Published: 22:58 IST(1/9/2014) | Last Updated: 23:01 IST(1/9/2014) [ link to www.hindustantimes.com] Bengal's first Ebola suspect, 25-year old Aleek Das, was admitted to Raiganj district hospital on Sunday with symptoms high fever, muscle pain and vomiting.He was quarantined in a ward. Das's blood sample was sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune. "He has been kept in an isolation ward for round the clock observation. He recently travelled to Nigeria. We have sent his blood sample to NIV, Pune that is the country's nodal centre for Ebola confirmation," said BR Satpathy, director of health services of the state. Satpathy also said there is no need for panic. "We will keep him under observation for 21 days," Satpathy added. Das came back from Nigeria where he used to work.He is a resident of Karandighi. Though health officials refused to confirm, HT has learnt that six others have travelled to Bengal from Nigeria with Das. They stay in the same area as Das, but none of them has been traced.[/b]
It is also not known whether any of them are displaying the same symptoms as Das.Comment: More India. India can't go now. It's too soon! WWJBD-What Would Jimmy Buffett Do
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NawtyBits (OP)
User ID: 62371036 United States 09/01/2014 02:56 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Breaking Ebola: India Again. Bengal's First Ebola Suspect Admitted to North Bengal Hospital Bump as this is the second set of suspects in India today. WWJBD-What Would Jimmy Buffett Do
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User ID: 2177821 United States 09/01/2014 03:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Breaking Ebola: India Again. Bengal's First Ebola Suspect Admitted to North Bengal Hospital |