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Monday, October 13, 2014

Brazil today confirmed if Guinean carries Ebola


First test was negative the patient; Government tightens security protocols


Brazil.- Brazil today confirmed a new blood test if the Guinean Souleymane Bah, who is confined in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, is a carrier of the Ebola virus, after a first test gave negative.

Health authorities reported that, as required by protocol, blood samples were taken to Africa on Monday, 48 hours after the first analysis, to check for traces of the virus that has killed more than four thousand people and not yet reached South America. Brazil is moderately positive about the possible infection Bah, because the patient has no fever or symptoms since being admitted to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Friday.


Brazil admitted last week that while it is "very low" risk of a case of Ebola occurs in Brazil is not "zero", so the Latin American country to extremes surveillance recent days after cases of infection in United States and Spain.

Brazilian authorities since August increased their controls at international airports in order to prevent the Ebola epidemic in West Africa proliferate within its borders, but refuses to take the temperature of travelers, considering it an ineffective measure. dpuf    https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elgolfo.info%2Felgolfo%2Fnota%2F281244%2F&edit-text=