Brazil records first Ebola suspect, quarantines Guinean

Brazil says it has identified a suspected Ebola case
who arrived in the country on Thursday.
The patient, Souleymane Bah from Guinea, presented
himself after coming down with a fever at a public
health centre in the town of Cascavel in the southern
state of Parana.
He has been flown to Rio de Janeiro to the National
Institute of Infectology.
Doctors say he no longer has a fever and blood test
results are expected on Saturday.
Health Minister Arthur Chioro said the situation was
under control and “all health protocols and
procedures were applied efficiently and with great
success.”
Guinea is one of the three West African countries
most affected by Ebola.
Bah’s symptoms appeared on the 20th day after he
left Guinea – within the 21-day incubation period.
But since his arrival, he has not shown any
symptoms and his fever has not returned.
Bah arrived in Brazil as a refugee and was granted
leave to remain until 2015 by immigration police.
Sixty-four people, who came into contact with Bah,
mostly in the health centre in Parana, are also being
monitored for symptoms of Ebola, although the
Health Ministry says they are considered low risk.
Concerns have been expressed about what route
Bah took to get to Brazil.
The authorities in Argentina are concerned he may
have come to South America through one of the
country’s airports or ports.
The Brazilian Health Ministry says it has contacted
the World Health Organisation about these concerns.