American doctor confirmed with Ebola in Congo outbreak
An American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive for a rare Ebola variant and is being evacuated to Germany for treatment. Congolese officials say the outbreak involves a variant that has no approved vaccines or therapeutics, and deaths from the outbreak have surpassed 100 across two provinces. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the aid group caring for the doctor confirmed the diagnosis. The case matters because the lack of authorized countermeasures and the international evacuation highlight treatment challenges for health workers and increase urgency for stronger outbreak control.
The patient, a doctor, is being taken to Germany for treatment.
jaclinejac.bsky.social4the privilege of occidentals : to received a treatment in high quality hospital in Europe !
Barbara Appleby4Isolation, contact tracing and quarantine for contacts (for at least 3 weeks) & I don’t mean self-isolation I mean medically supervised fucking quarantine-there is no diagnostic test for this variant (hence size of out break & number of deaths so far) & THERE IS NO VACCINE FOR THIS VARIANT EITHER
trainforfreedom.bsky.social3A direct consequence, no doubt, of Musk’s initial hateful and bewildering treatment of American AID initiatives.
Pink Ear2Is it wise to be moving Ebola across countries?
