A woman from Upper Austria was isolated after returning from Uganda due to suspicion of Ebola, the first blood test came out negative. At the same time, the authorities are looking for persons with whom she may have come into contact.
The woman, who returned from Uganda on Monday, was admitted to a hospital in Upper Austria and isolated to be assessed for possible Ebola symptoms. The first blood test did not confirm that it should be an infection with this disease, but the result will be verified with a second test, the regional health office said. TASR informs about it based on the report of the APA agency.
The woman will be taken to Vienna
The medical team stated that the woman’s condition is stable. However, in the next few hours, she will be transferred to a specialized clinic in Vienna. On Wednesday evening, the health authorities began to search for persons with whom she may have come into contact.
The authorities have not yet released the details citing the protection of personal data. They also did not disclose which hospitals in Upper Austria and Vienna are involved, APA added. However, the Kronen Zeitung newspaper quoted in this regard from the announcement of the Regional Health Facility that on Wednesday “a person from the Urfahr-Umgebung district was admitted to the hospital for examination due to symptoms of the disease.” It is a district on the border with the Czech Republic.
The situation in Africa is getting worse
In relation to the current Ebola epidemic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more than 900 suspected cases and over 200 suspected deaths. Uganda, which closed its border with the DRC with immediate effect on Wednesday, has so far recorded six confirmed cases of infection and one death. The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the situation to worsen in African countries, APA recalled.
Ebola is a highly contagious viral disease and is transmitted through contact with the blood, body fluids or organs of infected animals, especially bats, which are considered natural hosts.
