#Italy, {Emergency} Protocol activated for suspected #Ebola case in #Trento Autonomous Province (Local Health Agency, August 22 '26)

 

The patient with compatible symptoms and a recent travel history has been isolated. Analysis is ongoing.

Today, the protocol established in the event of a suspected Ebola case was activated. Specifically, an adult recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo exhibited symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus. These symptoms, according to the Ministry of Health's guidelines, require the implementation of the operational procedures for managing suspected cases.

    The affected person is currently self-isolating at home and is considered low-risk. 

    Healthcare workers will visit the site this afternoon to collect biological samples, which will then be sent to the Luigi Sacco Hospital in Milan for laboratory testing. 

    Asuit's {local health agency} Prevention Department has already begun mapping close contacts, purely as a precaution. 

    It should be noted that the implementation of this protocol is a measure established by the health surveillance network and in no way constitutes confirmation of infection . 

    It should also be remembered that transmission occurs only through direct contact with the blood, secretions, or other bodily fluids of an infected person.

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Link: https://www.asuit.tn.it/notizie/attivato-protocollo-sospetto-caso-di-ebola

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