Thursday evening, the Malian government announced that three suspected cases of Ebola fever had been detected in Mali and placed in isolation pending the results of biological samples.
The Malian government announced in a statement that “of the three suspected cases, biological samples were taken. The samples taken were sent for analysis to the CDC’s reference laboratory in Atlanta, United States. Pending the results. From these analyzes, the suspected cases were placed in an isolation unit on the outskirts of the capital where they receive appropriate care “. The Malian Minister of Health added that “the concept of a suspected case does not necessarily mean Ebola hemorrhagic fever disease”, and announced that their state of health had improved.
He therefore urges “to avoid unnecessary travel to epidemic areas”.
84 deaths since January 2014
Mali borders Guinea, in the grip of an epidemic of viral hemorrhagic fever which has killed 84 people out of 134 cases recorded since January 2014, mainly in the south, according to the Guinean government’s latest report. Two other cases were recorded in Liberia. In contrast, the suspected cases notified in Sierra Leone were ultimately negative.
WHO has put in place measures to limit contagion in the countries bordering Guinea, in particular by distributing personal protection kits to national authorities, in order to reduce suffering and save human lives. For their part, Morocco and Senegal have established medical control at the borders.
Vigilance in France
As for France, it has strengthened its vigilance system by giving instructions to airport areas and hospitals to manage any suspected cases. Instructions that were applied quickly since this Friday, a flight from Guinea was immobilized for 2 hours at Roissy airport. Worried about the condition of the aircraft’s toilets, the crew called the Samu. The medical examination was ultimately negative.
The Ebola fever virus is spread by direct contact with the blood, body fluids or tissues of infected people and there is currently no treatment or vaccine against this virus.
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