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Second French patient admitted to hospital with suspected Ebola in a week | Second French patient admitted to hospital with suspected Ebola in a week |
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A man is being treated in hospital with suspected Ebola in the French city of Grenoble – the second case in the area this week. | A man is being treated in hospital with suspected Ebola in the French city of Grenoble – the second case in the area this week. |
The 20-year-old man was taken to Grenoble University Hospital from the city’s main train station in the early hours of this morning after complaining of dizziness and a high fever. | The 20-year-old man was taken to Grenoble University Hospital from the city’s main train station in the early hours of this morning after complaining of dizziness and a high fever. |
Shortly after, police set up a security perimeter around the station. | Shortly after, police set up a security perimeter around the station. |
According to French news site, Le Dauphiné Libéré, the patient, who is said to have applied for refugee status in France, had been to the Congo and Sierra Leone – two areas which have been devastated by the deadly virus over the past year. | According to French news site, Le Dauphiné Libéré, the patient, who is said to have applied for refugee status in France, had been to the Congo and Sierra Leone – two areas which have been devastated by the deadly virus over the past year. |
In a statement, the hospital said the patient had been admitted and transferred to Lyon’s Croix-Rousse hospital to comply “with national and local regulations”, adding that a previous patient with suspected Ebola had been admitted last Thursday who is currently “isolated in a place specially equipped for this type of care.” | |
According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the epidemic has, so far, claimed around 11,178 lives throughout Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the epidemic has, so far, claimed around 11,178 lives throughout Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
In Sierra Leone, there have been a total of 12,932 suspected and confirmed cases and 3,917 deaths and a total of total of 27,311 cases of the disease worldwide. | In Sierra Leone, there have been a total of 12,932 suspected and confirmed cases and 3,917 deaths and a total of total of 27,311 cases of the disease worldwide. |
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