Ebola fear put to rest, Congo fever new scare in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old man from Jodhpur, who was admitted to AIIMS on Tuesday amid fears that he had contracted Ebola, died due to excessive internal bleeding on Wednesday. Through tests conducted at National Center of Disease Control, doctors have ruled out an attack of the Ebola virus but said he could have been suffering from another lethal viral illness known as the Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever.

"The patient was referred to us from a private hospital in Jodhpur as a suspected Ebola case. He had high fever, difficulty breathing and internal bleeding. Despite treatment, he could not be saved," Dr Amit Gupta, a spokesperson for AIIMS, said. Sources said another person, who worked with the deceased at the private hospital where he was being treated previously, died due to similar complications on Sunday.

"High-grade fever was reported in five hospital workers in a private hospital in Jodhpur. Two developed thrombocytopenia (fall in blood platelet count) and bleeding. One person died at this hospital on Sunday and the other person, airlifted to AIIMS, died on Wednesday," stated a release issued by the health ministry.

Authorities in Gujarat and Rajasthan have been alerted and guidelines to diagnose and treat the disease have been shared with these states. The Jodhpur hospital staff, who are admitted with the viral illness, have no travel history to Ebola-affected countries, a senior official said.

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