Suspected case of Ebola in Sarawak, patient being monitored
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 15 — Doctors in the Sarawak state
capital, Kuching, are monitoring a suspected case of Ebola,
Datuk Dr Zulkifli Jantan, the state health director confirmed
today.
“Yes, investigations are being carried out. No details yet.
He is only a suspect,” he told Malay Mail Online by email,
adding that there was no cause for alarm.
Dr Zulkifli said health officials are monitoring the patient but
declined to elaborate.
The patient is believed to be an African male suffering from
a fever.
He is Malaysia’s second suspected case of Ebola.
The first was reported in Perak last week and later proven
to be negative.
Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever, often fatal to humans and
monkeys. An outbreak has caused more than 2,000 deaths
in West Africa this year.
Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/suspected-case-of-ebola-in-sarawak-patient-being-monitored#sthash.sOiwwapC.dpuf
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