Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Mosul may have contracted Ebola, according to Iraqi media reports of suspected cases at an ISIS-controlled hospital in the city. The government and Kurdish media reported that militants were displaying symptoms similar to those of Ebola. The World Health Organization has not been able to confirm this but has offered assistance to Iraqi officials. Iraq’s official pro-government newspaper, al Sabaah, said Ebola arrived in Mosul from “terrorists” who came “from several countries” in Africa, reports Mashable. It is uncertain, however, if any ISIS recruits came from the Ebola-ravaged regions of West Africa. Most have come from Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Sudan and Somalia. A number of other illnesses could be to blame for the militants’ symptoms. Malaria, Lassa fever, yellow fever and the Marburg virus could all be confused with Ebola as they can also cause fever, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. WHO spokesman Christy Feig told the the Daily Mail that the agency is attempting to communicate with people inside Mosul in hopes of containing the disease before it begins to spread, if in fact it has somehow traveled from western Africa to the Middle Eastern state (which, at this point, seems unlikely). However, Feig warned, communication with ISIS-held areas is spotty and investigating... medaxs.au/mdxgridfeed/post/2/352653
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:20:28 +0000
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