Congo businessman, 3 others isolated in Ahmedabad over suspected Ebola symptoms
The businessman, aged 37, was hospitalised with symptoms after his arrival in India from Congo earlier this month. He had landed in Mumbai. The man was admitted to a hospital in Vadodara on May 26 after complaining of a fever and cold.
A businessman from Congo and three individuals who came into contact with him have been admitted to isolation wards at separate hospitals in Ahmedabad, and their samples have been sent for Ebola virus testing, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Wednesday.
The businessman, identified as 37-year-old Amuri Lokula, was hospitalised with symptoms after his arrival in India from Congo earlier this month. He had landed in Mumbai.
The man stayed in Mumbai for five days after his arrival in India from Congo, and in Silvassa and Daman over the next few days. On May 22, he reached Vadodara.
On May 26, he was admitted to a hospital in the city after complaining of a fever and cold. After doctors in Vadodara got to know about Lokula's travel history, he was referred to a government hospital in Ahmedabad, where he has been kept in an isolation ward.
The man has been kept under observation and tests are being conducted, with reports still awaited.
The admitted patient is currently stable and safe, and his temperature is under control, Pansheriya said, adding that the people associated with the patient are not showing any symptoms.
"Two other individuals who had accompanied him have also been admitted to isolated wards at SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad as a precautionary measure. Another person who came in contact with these individuals, has also been isolated," the minister added.
WOMAN TESTS NEGATIVE IN BENGALURU
Earlier this week, a 28-year-old woman from Uganda was isolated in Bengaluru after she was suspected of suffering from Ebola. She, however, later tested negative, according to Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao.
The woman, who had arrived from an Ebola-affected region, was moved from a hotel to the state-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday, May 26, after she developed mild symptoms such as body aches, officials said.
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 17.
According to the United Nations body, Ebola is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates.
A businessman from Congo and three individuals who came into contact with him have been admitted to isolation wards at separate hospitals in Ahmedabad, and their samples have been sent for Ebola virus testing, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Wednesday.
The businessman, identified as 37-year-old Amuri Lokula, was hospitalised with symptoms after his arrival in India from Congo earlier this month. He had landed in Mumbai.
The man stayed in Mumbai for five days after his arrival in India from Congo, and in Silvassa and Daman over the next few days. On May 22, he reached Vadodara.
On May 26, he was admitted to a hospital in the city after complaining of a fever and cold. After doctors in Vadodara got to know about Lokula's travel history, he was referred to a government hospital in Ahmedabad, where he has been kept in an isolation ward.
The man has been kept under observation and tests are being conducted, with reports still awaited.
The admitted patient is currently stable and safe, and his temperature is under control, Pansheriya said, adding that the people associated with the patient are not showing any symptoms.
"Two other individuals who had accompanied him have also been admitted to isolated wards at SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad as a precautionary measure. Another person who came in contact with these individuals, has also been isolated," the minister added.
WOMAN TESTS NEGATIVE IN BENGALURU
Earlier this week, a 28-year-old woman from Uganda was isolated in Bengaluru after she was suspected of suffering from Ebola. She, however, later tested negative, according to Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao.
The woman, who had arrived from an Ebola-affected region, was moved from a hotel to the state-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday, May 26, after she developed mild symptoms such as body aches, officials said.
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 17.
According to the United Nations body, Ebola is a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates.
