Briton dies of suspected Ebola in Macedonia, his hotel sealed off
Published time: October 09, 2014 18:42
Edited time: October 10, 2014 02:53
Edited time: October 10, 2014 02:53
According to Macedonian authorities the man came to Skopje from London on October 2 and was taken to hospital on Thursday where he died several hours later.
The man reportedly suffered from fever, vomiting and internal bleeding. His condition deteriorated rapidly, Dr. Jovanka Kostovska of the ministry's commission for infectious diseases said.
"We could not determine whether a citizen of England suffered from the disease. It is possible to question haemorrhagic fever,” Kostovska told MRT news, as she expects the results from the autopsy in two days’ time.
“The patient had symptoms of mild fever, 37.4 C, which does not correspond to Ebola, taking into account that the characteristic temperature for people with Ebola is above 38.5 C. However, rapid and severe clinical picture, vomiting, internal bleeding, and sudden and rapid death, symptoms of Ebola, raised suspicions,” Kostovska said.
The tests have been carried out to see if he had Ebola and have been sent to Germany's Frankfurt to confirm the disease.
A Macedonian government spokesman told the BBC that a companion of the late Briton told the local authorities that they had travelled straight from the UK and had not visited countries affected by Ebola
The ambulance crew and the hotel staff were isolated to prevent spreading of infection, and the hotel building was also sealed off.
A spokesman from the Macedonian Foreign Ministry said: "I can confirm that a British person has died and he is in the state hospital in Skopje,” The independent reports.
If the diagnosis is confirmed it will be the first case of a UK citizen dying of Ebola.
“We are aware of reports and we are looking into them urgently,” a Foreign Office spokesperson said.
Until recently, all Ebola victims either lived or visited Africa. Spanish nurse Teresa Romero was the first person in Europe to contract Ebola outside Africa.
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Tuco 0 What´s about the others who flew with him on October, 2nd? Period of incubation is mostly 8 to 12 days. 2 to 21 days are also possible.
Doğan Aktaş 0 After reading all these comments, I see that Greeks are almost same as their Turkish cousins.Viktorija Popescu 0 I'm Macedonian and I'm very proud. All of you who doesn't recognize the name of my country - Republic of Macedonia, I'm very sorry for you little people. A lot of countries already recognized Macedonia as independent country and is nothing you can do about it. Calm down !!- Comment deleted
Goran Andreski 0 And then you wake up :)
Pc Bsd Suse 0 There was no such incident in Greece. Obviously you are confusing Macedonia with Vardasca and Skopie. In case you are stilll in confusion please refer to scientific papers where it clearly stated that Macedonians spoke and wrote GreekGoran Andreski 0 Obviously 135 countries in the word are confused :)
ΠΑΡΤΕ ΤΑΡΧΙΔΙΑ ΜΟΥ 0 I like to know why Putin's aeroplane interior has Ancient Greek and not FYROM emblems. Is it because FYROM has no history.Sinor Sosa 0 #Evan Telis Yes, it's called Republic of Macedonia, as it was, is now and it will be forever, Mother Russia recognized R. of Macedonia as an independent state on 4 August 1992 and large majority nations around the world as well. Get over it and focus more on Greek national debt, which is close to 500 billion US Dollars and counting.....Goran Andreski 0 Just keep on dreaming :)Patrick Sal-Saller 0 And you just stated in the end of your comment that it can be stolen.
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