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Suspected Ebola Cases Under Isolation in Ahmedabad
Blood samples were sent to Pune for Ebola testing, and officials said no cases have been confirmed in Gujarat yet.
- A 36-year-old foreign national from the Democratic Republic of Congo was admitted Tuesday night to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital's Isolation Ward after displaying high-grade fever, chills, and severe body ache for three days.
- Health Minister Praful Pansheriya confirmed the man arrived at Mumbai International Airport on May 18 and spent five days in the city before traveling to Silvassa and Daman for four days, then to Vadodara.
- Blood samples from all individuals were sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for Ebola Virus Disease testing, while contact tracing identified three additional contacts, one admitted to Banker Hospital in Vadodara with fever.
- Officials urge calm as test results remain pending with no confirmed Ebola cases in Gujarat, though Pansheriya noted the patient showed fever symptoms but no diagnosis has been confirmed.
- The Gujarat Health Department has amplified screening for passengers from African nations including Uganda, Congo, and South Sudan, implementing three-level protocols designated by the World Health Organisation, with nine Indian nationals and one foreign national currently in home isolation.
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Suspected Ebola Cases Under Isolation in Ahmedabad
A businessman from Congo and three others in contact with him are in isolation in Ahmedabad for potential Ebola. Although no confirmed cases have been reported, their samples are being tested. Health authorities emphasize precautions without panic and are monitoring flights from affected African regions.
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Businessman from Congo and three others isolated in Ahmedabad hospitals, samples sent for Ebola testing
The World Health Organisation declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on May 17.
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