A little bit scary for it to be in East Africa and of concern for the locals.

UN agency: Tanzania not sharing details on Ebola-like cases

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has issued an unusual statement raising questions about whether Tanzania is covering up possible cases of the deadly Ebola virus, a significant cause for concern during a regional outbreak that has been declared a rare global health emergency.

The statement Saturday says Tanzania's government "despite several requests" is refusing to share the results of its investigations into a number of patients with Ebola-like symptoms and is refusing to ship patient samples to an outside WHO partner lab.

Tanzania's government, which has said it has no Ebola cases, could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday. The cases would be the first-ever Ebola infections confirmed in the East African country.

The United Nations health agency says it was made aware on Sept. 10 of the death in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, of a patient suspected to have Ebola. A day later, it received unofficial reports that an Ebola test had come back positive. On Thursday, it received unofficial reports that a contact of the patient, who had traveled widely in the country, was sick and hospitalized.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/un-...anias-101628408.html

This will be interesting to watch unfold...

Playing ostrich isn't a very good tactic, especially with something as infectious as Ebola.

I have my doubts about this report.

Especially as they have added that the patient was widely travelled!

If they had said he came from a specific are, I might have believed it.

They added the widely bit to scare people.

I am not worried, we will be there in a few days time.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
I have my doubts about this report.

Especially as they have added that the patient was widely travelled!

If they had said he came from a specific are, I might have believed it.

They added the widely bit to scare people.

I am not worried, we will be there in a few days time.

I thought that the statement about "widely traveled" was about a second patient who had had contact with the initial person who died, and is now hospitalized.

"On Thursday, it received unofficial reports that a contact of the patient, who had traveled widely in the country, was sick and hospitalized."

Although it could possibly be read that the initial patient was widely traveled.

Saeed: Send Walter there a few days early. If he dies, cancel your trip.

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Saeed: Send Walter there a few days early. If he dies, cancel your trip.

If Walter goes there, the ebola virus will migrate to Mars!

You'd have to go out of your way to get Ebola in a hunting area.

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You'd have to go out of your way to get Ebola in a hunting area.

Absolutely true, but the hysteria associated with Ebola will override common sense.

Didn't know about the bats. Interesting.

Several books I have read think ebola started in rats.

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Didn't know about the bats. Interesting.

WTF! - There are colonies, literally, of fruit bats roosting in the trees which line the 2 main highways in/out of the city center via Selander Bridge. When caught in the traffic queue you cannot fail to notice entire pods of them hanging from the branches.

Other areas frequented by these bats are the Botanical Gardens/Karimjee Hall.

So yes, if fruit bats are instrumental in transmitting the virus then we have a problem as we face no shortage of these otherwise innocuous creatures which deplete my custard apple trees and shit all over my vehicles.

Lots of trucks coming/going from the DRC as well though.

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It's suspicious that the government won't show the test results for the people who died but it wants the WHO to drop the issue. The Government could end the issue with just showing the WHO rep fake test results. We know they have the resources to do that

When I was leaving Dar at end of August, at Terminal 2 there was a big sign for Ebola with the warning and symptoms associated with it and who to contact if you had it. I figured it was TZ just being proactive.

I have not read or heard of any Ebola issues here in Arusha. Does not mean there are not any. Just have not heard of any

Didn't know about the bats and rats, but that makes sense. And while that makes it a bit more worrisome and I'll be close to Congo, I'm booked next year and have put this safari off two years because of business conflicts, so I'm going. Odds are still very much on my side.