East African country tests German in first suspected
case of deadly virus, as Hong Kong says results are
negative.
Rwanda has placed a German student with Ebola -like
symptoms in isolation, and is waiting for test results
checking for the deadly tropical disease , the health
ministry says .
"Samples from the suspected case have been sent for
testing to an international accredited laboratory for
approval, results will be available in 48 hours ," the
health ministry said in a statement on Sunday .
The patient is the first to be tested in Rwanda since the
outbreak emerged in west Africa earlier this year.
This outbreak of the virus , centred on Guinea, Sierra
Leone and Liberia, is the worst recorded and has killed
nearly 1 ,000 people. Last week the World Health
Organisation declared the epidemic a global health
emergency.
Agnes Binagwaho , Rwanda's health minister , said the
patient was a German medical student who had
recently spent time in Liberia.
He had a fever and malaria but for "100 percent
security " Rwanda had quarantined him, until test results
were back in two days, Binagwaho said.
Like other nations across east Africa , Rwanda said it
had put in place measures against the deadly virus .
"Surveillance systems and emergency management
systems have been established, " the health ministry
said.
"Health workers have been trained across the country
and are vigilant ."
Hong Kong test negative
As fears of the disease spread, Hong Kong' s Centre for
Health Protection said on Sunday night that a Nigerian
man, earlier suspected of having the virus , had tested
negative at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
It was Hong Kong 's first suspected case of Ebola ,
which is spread through blood and body fluid, in the
latest outbreak .
The 32 -year- old man who had been vomiting and
suffering from diarrhoea , both symptoms of the disease ,
had arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday .
After he went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the man
was transferred to the Princess Margaret Hospital and
was quarantined there.
According to the centre, the man had never been to
Ebola -effected countries such as Guinea, Liberia and
Sierra Leone in the past month, nor had he had contact
with Ebola - positive patients and animals .
The UK National Health Service website says an infected
person will typically develop fever , headache , joint and
muscle pain, sore throat and intense muscle weakness .
These symptoms start suddenly , between two and 21
days after becoming infected , but usually after five to
seven days .

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Serious shit

May God help us all

Emmaesty: May God help us all

Amen... the only remedy is taking proactive steps to nip this in the bud.with awareness rising I believe we will be able to curtail the spread.