ABU DHABI, 21st August, 2014: The Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the regulatory body of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, announced today that the formal Ebola test has come back negative for the Nigerian woman suspected of having the virus while transiting through the Abu Dhabi International Airport last Friday. She was known to have advanced cancer on her way for treatment in India , but fell ill at the Abu Dhabi International Airport, and resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. Some of her signs during resuscitation, although explainable by her medical condition, could also have been caused by Ebola virus, and hence this diagnosis needed to be excluded, the statement said. HAAD followed standard procedures for isolating the contacts of the lady - the woman’s husband and the five medical staff who tried to resuscitate her - as a precautionary measure pending the result of the Ebola test. Given the negative result, all these individuals are scheduled to be released from isolation today, it added.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 05:50:14 +0000
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