Israel Monitors Two Suspected Ebola Cases After Congo Return
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israel's Ministry of Health is investigating two individuals with suspected Ebola infections who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both are isolated in separate hospitals, awaiting test results, with no confirmed cases yet in Israel. The ministry is conducting contact tracing and advising travelers from Congo to self-isolate and call a hotline if they develop symptoms. Travel to affected areas in Congo and neighboring countries is discouraged.
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- Two individuals in Israel are under suspicion for Ebola after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- One suspected patient is at Sheba Medical Center, the other at Ichilov Hospital, both in isolation.
- No confirmed Ebola cases have been reported in Israel.
- An epidemiological investigation is underway to identify potential contacts.
- The Ministry of Health advises travelers from Congo with symptoms to self-isolate and call a hotline.
- Travel to Ebola-affected areas in Congo and neighboring countries is not recommended.
Israel's Ministry of Health is monitoring two individuals suspected of contracting the Ebola virus. Both patients recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo and subsequently developed fevers. One individual has been admitted to Sheba Medical Center in Tel a-Shomer, while the second is at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. Both are currently in isolation pending laboratory test results. The ministry emphasized that these are only suspicions and no confirmed Ebola cases have been reported in Israel. An epidemiological investigation is underway to identify potential contacts. The ministry advises individuals who have recently traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo and experience a fever above 38 degrees Celsius or unusual symptoms within 21 days of their return to self-isolate, avoid contact with others, and call the health hotline *5400. They are instructed not to visit medical facilities without prior coordination. Due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo, the ministry also recommends avoiding travel to affected areas within the country and postponing non-essential trips to neighboring nations. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids of an infected person showing symptoms, contaminated objects, or infected animals.
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