United States: The delivery of two suspected Ebola cases departed from a New York City urgent care setting to a hospital after showing indications of this mortal and untreatable illness.
The New York City Fire Department reported that medical personnel retrieved the patients from City MD on East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue at 11:16 a.m. ET on Sunday.
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First responders with protective face coverings and gloves helped move the patients while the rain fell on the Upper East Side street.
Medical personnel considered Ebola as a potential diagnosis because the patients arrived from Uganda, where an active outbreak continues, according to New York Post reporting.
Department of Health personnel at Bellevue Hospital evaluated two potential Ebola cases brought by FDNY but found none of them had the disease.
What are the experts stating?
According to an acting NYC Health Commissioner, Dr. Michelle Morris, “The two patients that sought services at CityMD on February 16 at 153 East 125 Street do not have Ebola,” Daily Mail reported.
“One patient is being taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue for routine testing and treatment. The NYC Health Department is in close communication with FDNY, CityMD, and NYC Health + Hospitals,” Morris added.
Medical sources stated to The Post that norovirus could be the cause of the unidentified illness affecting these patients.
Furthermore, the City MD stated, “For the protection of patient privacy, we do not have any comment,’ DailyMail reported.
And “There is no report of any Ebola virus or exposure, consistent with what the DOH confirmed as well.”
The CDC is on high alert
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has requested that doctors conduct Ebola evaluations on Americans because they worry about the disease entering the United States.
A Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory started after medical personnel confirmed an Ebola outbreak in Uganda on January 30.
A 32-year-old nurse from the Mulago National Referral Hospital died from Ebola when she worked at the facility in Kampala on January 29.
During his final days before passing away, the Ugandan nurse displayed high fever alongside chest pain, breathing difficulty, and bleeding through various parts of his body.
The patient received medical care at Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala and Saidina Abubakar Islamic Hospital in Matugga, along with Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Mbale City, but his health condition worsened.
The CDC reports that the deceased Ugandan nurse obtained care from both hospitals and traditional healing services. The agency conducted post-mortem tests and verified Ebola through the results.