Ebola test carried out after air passenger death in UK at Gatwick -- tests negative for ebola

BBC News ^ | Aug 3, 2014 | BBC

[Innovative]

A test for Ebola has been carried out on a female passenger who died after arriving in the UK from The Gambia.

The Department for Health said the test on the woman, who landed at Gatwick Airport on Saturday, came back negative on Sunday afternoon.

[Innovative]

False alarm -- this time...

[bergmeid]

There would be total panic if it had come back positive so draw your own conclusion.

[tet68]

We’ll know in a few weeks.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Bingo!

[mountainlion]

So what if it is something as deadly as eboli but they haven't found out what it is and they are spreading it?

[Mom MD]

Because all lab tests, particularly the rapid field tests, are always 100% correct...

[Sooth2222]

So, all the passengers and crew on the flight have now been released from quarantine?

[Black Agnes]

Just like those early pregnancy tests. I have a ‘negative’ pregnancy test eating rice chex right now.

[EDINVA]

It would certainly help if, in addition to claiming she tested negative for ebola, they gave what the cause of death was. Had she been sick for some time, or only developed sickness on the flight? Just hearing the negative ebola test is not enough information with the world-wide ebola concerns.

[Grams A]

I’m sure they will let everyone know the cause of this woman’s death. Hopefully we won’t see the word “unexpectedly” start popping up there, too.

[Innovative]

“There would be total panic if it had come back positive so draw your own conclusion.”

They may indeed think that panic is worse than if ebola actually spreads...

[softwarecreator]

I have a ‘negative’ pregnancy test eating rice chex right now.

Now that is funny!!

[Sacajaweau]

Let’s remember Mr. Stevens...the first person to die from anthrax. It took them how long to tell us?? 2? 3? weeks??

[Black Agnes]

I pity any women who are in the first trimester who have to fly. Their body temp will be elevated slightly and they might throw up. Oh noes!

[SnuffaBolshevik]

The Truth is out there.

[Veto!]

Years ago, an elderly passenger on an Olympic Air flight from Athens died in the aisle just as we landed in NY. The stews had us stop over the body on the way out the door. I never flew Olympic again.

Point is, these things happen.

[PA Engineer]

It would certainly help if, in addition to claiming she tested negative for ebola, they gave what the cause of death was. Had she been sick for some time, or only developed sickness on the flight? Just hearing the negative ebola test is not enough information with the world-wide ebola concerns.

They reported she was fine on the flight. Her symptoms could also have been related to other travel related illnesses. We will have to wait for the autopsy. Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolisms are travel risks.

Air Travel–Related Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

[Retired Chemist]

I thought it was transmitted by contact with body fluids from an infected person.

[trisham]

Holy cow.

[cripplecreek]

We’ll know in a few weeks.

Yup. Be aware but don't panic.

I saw something that struck me as odd a couple hours ago. A National Guard helicopter traveling with the UofM hospital life flight chopper. Neither is unusual by themselves but I'd never seen them both traveling side by side like that.