Ebola suspected in Bergen – patient admitted – TV 2

A possible Ebola-infected patient is hospitalized at Haukeland University Hospital. The man being investigated night to Sunday.

– We get into a person, and we suspect that it might be Ebola, confirmed communications manager Mona Høgli at Haukeland University faced TV2 01 o’clock Saturday night .

In emergency

The hospital is now on alert. Previously it has been completed exercises at the hospital related to Ebola infection.

– This we practiced. The department will accept the patient has made preparations located in the plans our continuing Høgli.

She said that the person should have been in Sierra Leone. Person is not employed as healthcare at the hospital.

Being taken samples in the night

This is Ebola:

• Ebola virus is transmitted between humans by direct contact with blood and secretions.
• In outbreaks especially affected family members and health professionals, ie people who have had close contact with the sick. The time from infection to symptoms is 2-21 days.
• S ymptomene strong headache, high fever, weakness, muscle pain, sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash. After 5-7 days occurring internal and external bleeding.
• It is not possible to get the virus from an infected person unless he or she has symptoms and become ill.
• The mortality of this Ebola outbreak is around 50 percent.
  

Source: WHO / NIPH

Communications boss can not say anything if he has moved out in population.

Samples are taken by the man during the night. The answer to the samples will be ready during Sunday.

– Do not need to take action

It was Bergens Tidende who first publicized case.

Infectious Disease Consultant Øystein Søbstad confirmed to newspaper that it concerns a possible Ebola infected man.

– Emergency preparedness is so extensive that if this should prove to be Ebola, so we need to check all infectious contacts. Then we need to know who the person has been in contact with, and in what way, says Søbstad.

He stressed that there is currently only concerns suspected Ebola. If it proves to be ebola, will municipal emergency plans are implemented. Anyone who may be infected must be taken into isolation for 21 days, according Søbstad.

Health awaiting

Robert Rastad, duty municipal director of Bergen, informs Bergens Tidende that people do not have any reason to be concerned. He encourages everyone to relate completely calm.

– For our part, since this is confirmed, I can say that we have had dialogue today with both Bergen Health and competent. How we and our health people have perceived the situation, we have no reason to believe that there is some risk of infection. Our healthcare have not seen any reason to do anything more now than to wait, he said.

More Info Sunday

Haukeland University warns that the earliest will come with an update at seven Sunday.

The hospital has summoned additional security personnel.

2 TV following the case.