Riddle of 'Ebola' fatality outside of Africa: British man dies in Macedonia,

Daily Mail UK ^ | October 9, 2014 | Sam Webb

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British man dies of suspected Ebola in Macedonia - first UK victim of virus that has killed thousands

The unnamed man is the first UK victim of Ebola, if disease is confirmed The epidemic has killed 3,800 and infected at least 8,000 so far Macedonian authorities confirmed the dead man's nationality this evening Health officials have also quarantined his friend, who has symptoms The friend said the two travelled to Skopje directly from Britain This raises the terrifying prospect that they contracted it in the UK Paramedics and staff at Skopje hotel where men stayed also in quarantine A British man has died of suspected Ebola in the Macedonian capital of Skopje.

If confirmed, the unnamed 58-year-old is the first British victim of the Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands in West Africa and has spread to North America and Europe.

A second man, a friend of the deceased, has also shown symptoms of the disease. The man's death and nationality was confirmed by the Macedonian Foreign Ministry this evening. Tests are underway to find out if he had the disease.

The UK Foreign Office says it is investigating the incident. So far the epidemic, the worst on record since Ebola was discovered in 1976, has claimed 3,800 lives and infected at least 8,000 people.

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'We are looking to see what are the reasons according to the protocols of the World Health Organization.

'There was a friend with him and he has also been retained in the hospital and the crew from the ambulance are also retained in the hospital.'

The spokesman said the friend had told the authorities there they had travelled to Skopje directly from Britain and had not been in any country known to have Ebola outbreaks - raising the terrifying possibility that he contracted the disease in the UK or Macedonia.

The incubation period for Ebola can be between two and 21 days.

A Health Ministry official said the man had arrived in Skopje, from Britain a week ago and had been rushed to hospital at 3pm on Thursday, where he died several hours later.

Health workers in Skopje, Macedonia, outside the hospital where the British man died of what is believed to be Ebola

[Kartographer]

More fear mongering! It is impossible to get ‘Obola’ outside of Africa. The FR ‘Obola’ experts will be along shortly to explain how this just can’t be true.

[Perseverando]

[bgill]

raising the terrifying possibility that he contracted the disease in the UK or Macedonia.

Or on the plane.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

[cherry]

I think the awe-thorities should be looking at what planes they traveled on....that's probably the connection....

then again, most people will not confess their hidden behaviors like visiting a whore who probably has been an active port for many from around the world...just sayin'.

[hulagirl]

Seeing as how Ebola is an STD, similar in some ways to AIDS, it’s anyone’s guess and everyone’s problem now.

[Scoutmaster]

Ebola's been overwhelmingly an African thing so far, but it hasn't been exclusively an African thing.

The Reston (VA) Ebola virus originated in the Philippines and was also traced to Indonesia.

[Girlene]

Or on the plane.

Good point. Wonder where that plane had been in the last couple of weeks.

[ansel12]

The Ebola threads sure attract the spam posts.

[Tax-chick]

raising the terrifying possibility that he contracted the disease in the UK or Macedonia.

Or on the plane.

Or that the "friend" is lying, and they actually were in West Africa.

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[RitchieAprile]

>Seeing as how Ebola is an STD

eh?

[gleeaikin]

Another very disturbing development. Since the big drug companies and the medical establishment don’t have a cure, and it will take months to develop the experimental drugs and vaccines, then common sense says they should immediately try something simple, cheap and readily available. That would be high dosage Vitamin C. Ebola wipes out Vitamin C stores in the patient’s body immediately and they then die from symptoms like rampant scurvy. Dr Frederick Klenner many years ago tried high doses of IV and oral Vitamin C with considerable success on virus diseases and toxic poisoning by snakes and spiders. To learn more Google his name and also “Vitamin C treatment for Ebola.”

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Body fluids.

[DannyTN]

"Good point. Wonder where that plane had been in the last couple of weeks." More like what planes had he been on from 2 to 20 days ago and where have they been?

[no-to-illegals]

Only one problem ... High dosages of vitamin C and D could be lethal from some of reports have read. I don’t know cause only take on D (3000 units) every other day and obtain C from citrus.

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A Health Ministry official said the man had arrived from Britain on Oct. 2 and had been rushed to hospital at 3 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Thursday, where he died several hours later.

Dr. Jovanka Kostovska of the ministry’s commission for infectious diseases said the man had been suffering from fever, vomiting and internal bleeding, and that his condition had deteriorated rapidly.

Amid fears that the disease might spread in Europe, Kostovska told a news conference: “These are all symptoms of Ebola, which raises suspicions with this patient.”

It was unclear, however, whether the man had recently been to West Africa, where Ebola has killed nearly 4,000 people since March in the largest outbreak on record.

“Initially we had information that he had been to Nigeria, but then his friend told us they hadn’t been anywhere,” said Kostovska.

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I wonder whether he had a different disease. Late-stage AIDS?

[Tax-chick]

but then his friend told us they hadn’t been anywhere

And if you believe that, we're gonna get along just fine.