All4One, am 18 year old admitted to Royal Brisbane and Women's...

  1. Enn
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    All4One, am 18 year old admitted to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, not a health care worker, after coming from W. Africa and developing a fever.

    "A patient has been isolated at a Brisbane hospital and is being tested for the Ebola virus after arriving from West Africa and developing a fever.
    The 18-year-old woman arrived 11 days ago, Queensland's chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said, and had until today been in home quarantine.
    However, she has now been transferred to an isolation unit at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
    A first test result for the virus is expected early on Monday morning, while a second test will be carried out in three days' time.
    The woman, whom Dr Young did not name, is not a healthcare worker. She is from West Africa and was planning to stay in Australia indefinitely.
    "She didn't have any known contact with anyone that was sick with Ebola virus disease," Dr Young told reporters on Sunday evening."

    Of course she may not test positive for Ebola, but if she does when she has not had any known contact with the virus, that's a concern.

    PS I've just seen that there's a separate thread on this. Apologies for doubling up.
    Last edited by Enn: 26/10/14
 
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