Doctors in Saudi Arabia are testing a patient suspected of having contracted Ebola during a trip to West Africa, hit by an epidemic of the virus, the health ministry said Tuesday.
The Saudi man was admitted to hospital in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after showing symptoms of haemorrhagic fever upon his return from Sierra Leone.
The patient, in his 40s, is in critical condition and has symptoms “similar to that of Ebola infection.”
Ebola-like symptoms include fever, vomiting, severe headaches and muscular pain and, in the final stages, profuse bleeding.
The UN World Health Organisation said Monday that at least 887 people have died from Ebola since the beginning of the year, after the virus spread across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
In April, Saudi Arabia announced a ban on visas for Muslims in the three West African nations wishing to perform the pilgrimage to the Muslim holy sites there. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Once Ebola gets to Saudi Arabia, you can be sure it will get to America and Iran/Iraq and it may eventually get to India and that means Armagedon is at hand
ReplyDeleteNigeria should keep up the good work I suggest an Emergency Operation centre the type used for Polio in Nigeria be set up in all the States to have a unitary command and information sharing by phone to prevent movement of staff that may eventually spread it further