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Ebola virus: Health officials in Wales monitor individual
Wales Online ^ | August 5, 2014 | Antony Stone

Posted on 08/05/2014 8:27:16 AM PDT by Raebie

Aug 05, 2014 13:17 By Antony Stone Voluntarily confined to their home, the individual is undergoing daily medical checks, say Public Health Wales Share Share Tweet +1 Email This photo provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an Ebola virus A potential victim of the killer Ebola virus is being monitored on a daily basis at home in Wales after visiting west Africa.

The individual has voluntarily confined themself to home, which is understood to be in Cardiff, and is undergoing daily medical checks on their condition.

Doctors with Public Health Wales (PHW) are in daily contact with the person who has also voluntarily absented themself from work until they have been given the all clear.

Monitoring of their condition will continue over 21 days, which is the maximum period that the virus usually incubates before symptoms emerge.

“Public Health Wales can confirm that an individual resident in Wales is currently staying away from work and limiting contact with other people voluntarily following possible exposure to Ebola while visiting Western Africa,” a spokesman for PHW said.

(Excerpt) Read more at walesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ebola; ebolasuspect; ebolavictim; wales

1 posted on 08/05/2014 8:27:16 AM PDT by Raebie
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2 posted on 08/05/2014 8:32:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Raebie

“You’ve tested positive for Ebola.

We can set up an appointment with an NHS nurse practitioner next April. Until then, here’s a bottle of aspirin.”


3 posted on 08/05/2014 9:17:28 AM PDT by Velvet_Jones
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To: Velvet_Jones; Arrowhead1952; SgtBob; Chode; mabarker1

How to curb the outbreak of Ebola in Africa

Step 1 - Identify the infected

Step 2 - Prep the infected for travel

Step 3 - Place the infected on a Malaysian Airlines flight & hope they live up to their reputation.


4 posted on 08/05/2014 10:18:17 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Name your illness, do a Google & YouTube search with "hydrogen peroxide". Do it and be surprised.)
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To: B4Ranch

SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


5 posted on 08/05/2014 10:44:31 AM PDT by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!! Once again dingy hairball, STFU!!! You corrupt POS!!!)
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ouch... LOL
6 posted on 08/05/2014 3:05:36 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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