Brazilian authorities reported that they are investigating the case of a man, coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who presented fever after returning from this place.
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It is worth remembering that the African country is being affected by the outbreak of a new variant of the Ebola virus and that it has spread to other nearby countries such as Uganda.
Regarding the suspected case in Brazil, it corresponds to a 37-year-old patient who is hospitalized at the Emílio Ribas Infectology Institute in the city of São Paulo.
According to the Brazilian media Globo, upon arrival at the institute, the man was in serious condition, with diarrhea, disorientation, and rapid clinical deterioration, so it was necessary to intubate him.
For now, laboratory tests are being carried out to confirm whether it is indeed a case of Ebola; results that could take several days, if the diagnosis of another disease is not confirmed beforehand.
The Health Coordinator of the Coordination Office for Disease Control of the São Paulo Health Department, Regiane de Paula, said that “the measures adopted were based on the identification of clinical and epidemiological criteria. The procedure includes isolation, immediate notification, laboratory analysis, and follow-up according to current protocols.”
