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2014-08-09 Arabia

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Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2014-08-09 06:26|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 "These are not the filoviruses you are looking for." /waves hand

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-09 12:53|| 2014-08-09 12:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Update from An Nahar:
Deceased Saudi Negative for Ebola in First Test Results

Posted by trailing wife 2014-08-09 14:23|| 2014-08-09 14:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting, tw. From the artic: The "same U.S. laboratories will carry out further precise and developed tests to ensure the absence of other viruses that could cause hemorrhagic fever,"

So they think it isn't Ebola, but are still worried about similar hemorrhagic fevers. Hanta virus, anyone?

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-09 15:37|| 2014-08-09 15:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Dengue spreading rapidly in SA.

Posted by phil_b 2014-08-09 20:35|| 2014-08-09 20:35|| Front Page Top

#5 So they think it isn't Ebola, but are still worried about similar hemorrhagic fevers. Hanta virus, anyone?

I believe there are two types of tests, SteveS. A fairly quick one which appears to be indicative, I'm guessing of the 'it's probably not Ebola' type, whatever that might mean technically, and a slower, more elaborate test that is definitive, perhaps 'it's definitely not Ebola, but it is this other thing.' I'm talking through my hat on this, but that's how they seem to be reporting about things. And likely both tests can say yes to Ebola, the first tentatively, the second definitively.

But it would be nice if somebody who knows about such things chimed in with actual information...

Posted by trailing wife 2014-08-09 23:41|| 2014-08-09 23:41|| Front Page Top

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