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BSF Constable Quarantined Over Ebola Fears
1 Aug
Summary
- A BSF constable developed fever during quarantine after returning from Congo.
- He was admitted to an Ebola isolation ward at RML Hospital for monitoring.
- Blood samples were sent for testing to confirm potential Ebola infection.
A Border Security Force (BSF) constable, aged 52, is under observation in an isolation ward at the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital. He returned to India on July 11th, having served in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of an Indian UN peacekeeping contingent. During his mandatory 21-day quarantine at the Airport Health Organisation facility, he began exhibiting symptoms of fever and body aches on the evening of his 20th day.
Following established protocols for individuals returning from Ebola-endemic regions, the constable was promptly transferred to the designated Ebola isolation ward at RML Hospital. His condition is being managed in strict isolation. To ascertain a diagnosis, his blood samples have been dispatched to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for confirmatory testing, with results eagerly awaited. Currently, the case is considered suspected, and no Ebola infection has been confirmed by health authorities.
