Despite the announcement of World Health Organization that Ebola is declining, it's still far from over. There's a suspected new case in California.
In a recent report by Reuters on Thursday, January 29, a patient suspected of having Ebola is presently admitted in University of California-Davis Medical Center early morning. She was initially admitted in Mercy General Hospital. The UC-Davis medical center representative informed the public in its official statement that the said patient is in "good condition."
The patient, who still remains unnamed, is believed to have come from West Africa, which is considered as the ground zero for the outbreak that has already killed more than 8,000 people. It is also responsible for more than 20,000 cases and death of no less than 200 health workers.
The hospital is still trying to find out where exactly the patient went and how long the person stayed there. The doctors had also obtained some blood samples for testing, and the results may be available within the day.
Although the patient is believed to be low risk, since the person didn't interact with anyone who has the infection, the patient was showing some serious signs and symptoms that are related to Ebola. The health care facility didn't specify what these symptoms were. The patient is in an isolation unit in the hospital, which is also a priority health care facility for Ebola virus treatment. Dr. Gil Chavez, the epidemiologist of the state, also mentioned in a different interview that, per protocol, all people who came from countries with high Ebola cases and showing symptoms are immediately isolated and tested for different infections such as Ebola.
More than 7 people had already been treated of the Ebola virus in the United States, three of whom were officially diagnosed in the country. Two of these were health workers who got infected when a Liberian man Eric Thomas Duncan was admitted more than 8 days after his arrival. He later died.