Health:
France Ebola Patient Recovers – Health Minister
The doctor tested positive after flying to France on June 23 from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever.
A health worker puts on his personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering the red zone of a MSF (Doctors Without Birders) supported Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC), where he will check up on patients.
A doctor who had tested positive for Ebola in the first such case on French territory has recovered and left the hospital, France’s health minister said on Saturday.
The doctor tested positive after flying to France on June 23 from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever.
The physician “today left the medical establishment” and returned home, Health Minister Stephanie Rist said in a statement.
READ ALSO: France Announces First Ebola Case
The case was the first time France has detected Ebola. In 2014, during an outbreak in West Africa, two patients were transported to France, but they had been diagnosed abroad.
The doctor flew to France on an Air France flight and, except for headaches, was “almost asymptomatic”.
Five other passengers on the flight had been identified as possible contacts and put in isolation as a precaution.
DR Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15 and has since killed at least 438 people among the 1,406 people confirmed to have been infected, according to the latest government figures released on July 2.
Health: France Ebola Patient Recovers – Health Minister
Tags
Related Posts
NCDC Identifies Two Suspected Cases Of Ebola In North-East
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified two suspected Ebola cases in the North-East, with both individuals isolated as laboratory tests are conducted. The agency stressed that the cases are yet to be confirmed, urging Nigerians to maintain proper hand hygiene, practise good sanitation and follow official public health advisories.
Drugs Giant AstraZeneca Reveals Higher Profits, Savings Plan
AstraZeneca has reported a 23 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit to $3.12 billion, driven largely by strong cancer drug sales, while unveiling a $1.5 billion annual cost-saving programme. The British pharmaceutical giant is also expanding its research pipeline, international investments and development of a potential weight-loss treatment as it targets $80 billion in annual revenue by 2030.
NIGERIA’S INDEX EBOLA PATIENT, HUSBAND EVACUATED TO SWITZERLAND — PATE
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has confirmed the evacuation of Nigeria’s first imported Ebola patient and her husband to Switzerland for further care. Although the patient’s condition has improved and she is stable and conscious, Pate warned that she may still be infectious. Meanwhile, the NCDC says 53 contacts have been identified and are being monitored as public health authorities intensify containment measures.