Patient in Isolation at Richmond Hospital, Recently Traveled From West Africa
Patient in Isolation at Richmond Hospital, Recently Traveled From West Africa
Health officials in Richmond have isolated a patient after recent travel history to West Africa.
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Health officials in Richmond have isolated a patient, after checking into a the CrossOver Ministry health clinic with a low-grade fever.
The Richmond City Health Department says the patient had recently traveled to Liberia, and are monitoring the patient, testing for diseases not consistent with Ebola.
Health officials say they will only test for Ebola if both the hospital and Centers for Disease Control find it necessary.
"Due to the patients travel history and low grade fever, it was determined to have further diagnostic testing, which may include and Ebola test, if the test would be valuable, and with CDC approval," said Dr. Don Stern, of the Richmond City Health Department.
The health department says the clinic has handled this matter very professionally, and will share the test results once they come back.
This is a developing story.
Health officials in Richmond have isolated a patient after recent travel history to West Africa.
MGN Online
Health officials in Richmond have isolated a patient, after checking into a the CrossOver Ministry health clinic with a low-grade fever.
The Richmond City Health Department says the patient had recently traveled to Liberia, and are monitoring the patient, testing for diseases not consistent with Ebola.
Health officials say they will only test for Ebola if both the hospital and Centers for Disease Control find it necessary.
"Due to the patients travel history and low grade fever, it was determined to have further diagnostic testing, which may include and Ebola test, if the test would be valuable, and with CDC approval," said Dr. Don Stern, of the Richmond City Health Department.
The health department says the clinic has handled this matter very professionally, and will share the test results once they come back.
This is a developing story.
Labels: EBOLA, Richmond Virginia, west africa
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Richmond, Virginia?
AOW...yes, it's Richmond VA.
CrossOver Clinic in Richmond and public health officials respond to patient with fever with recent travel to West Africa
Quote: "A woman who dropped by a South Richmond clinic with a low-grade fever Monday found herself being evaluated as the city’s first potential Ebola patient and was transferred to VCU Medical Center last night after being isolated most of the day at the clinic where she had sought treatment."
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"The woman had a low-grade fever and had recently traveled to Liberia, one of the West African nations hard hit by the deadly virus.
Stern stressed that the patient did not fully meet entry-level criteria for establishing the presence of Ebola, but nevertheless would undergo further testing at the hospital as a precaution.
“Since the additional testing recommended cannot be performed at CrossOver, the patient was transferred to a local hospital for further clinical and laboratory evaluation,” Stern said in a statement Monday night.
“Depending on the results of the emergency department evaluation (Monday night), the CDC will advise regarding any further testing,” Stern said."
TWCNews: Virginia Health Dept. Investigating Whether to Test Woman for Ebola 1:16PM
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