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Title: Norwegian woman reportedly infected with Ebola virus
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Published: Oct 6, 2014
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Post Date: 2014-10-06 22:49:07 by Tatarewicz
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OSLO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Norwegian woman who works with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) is infected with the Ebola virus, Norwegian media reports said on Monday. The patient will be sent to an Oslo hospital for treatment in strict isolation and under special protection after she is brought home from Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, the Norwegian-language newspaper Aftenposten reported on its website. The woman, whose identity is not disclosed at the request of her family, is expected to arrive at the hospital on late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning. At a press conference on Monday evening, Bjoern Guldvog, a high-ranking Norwegian health official, said that chance is small that the infection will spread in Norway. "Norwegian health services are well prepared to treat patients with Ebola virus," he claimed. In a statement, the MSF has confirmed that one of its Norwegian field workers in Sierra Leone has been tested positive and diagnosed with Ebola haemorrhagic fever. The woman was placed in isolation on Oct. 5 after she had a fever. Laboratory tests were performed on the same day, confirming that she was infected with Ebola. The MSF has 1,200 workers in Sierra Leone, of which 86 are foreigners. As many as 22 Norwegians are currently working in the Ebola-affected areas, of whom 14 are in Sierra Leone. Editor: Mu Xuequan
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
"Norwegian health services are well prepared to treat patients with Ebola virus," he claimed. Really? That speaks volumes about the black undertow that has infested Norway..... Bjoern Guldvog, a high-ranking Norwegian health official, said that chance is small that the infection will spread in Norway.
-Alex Kurtagic
#2. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
What the fudge? African problems should be solved by Africans. What's with the colonialist do-gooder attitude. Africans wanted to be free to determine their own destinies. Let it be so. As many as 22 Norwegians are currently working in the Ebola-affected areas, of whom 14 are in Sierra Leone.
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