Scotland: Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever case in Glasgow- Died

[Ronan Kelly]

Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever case in Glasgow

The patient is being treated at the specialist Brownlee unit at Gartnavel General Hospital

A man is being treated in complete isolation in Glasgow after being confirmed as having Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever.

The 38-year-old man is said to be in a critical condition in the city's specialist Brownlee unit.

He was admitted to hospital less than three hours after returning to Glasgow on Emirates flight EK027 from Dubai.

The tick-borne tropical disease, which is extremely uncommon in Western Europe, is fatal in up to 30% of cases.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19839103

[Ronan Kelly]

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Probe launched into virus case
(UKPA) ? 22 minutes ago
An investigation has been launched after a man who recently returned to the country was confirmed as having a potentially deadly viral disease.
Tests revealed that the 38-year-old man, who returned to Glasgow on a connecting flight from Dubai on Tuesday, has Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF).
The patient is now being treated in complete isolation at Gartnavel General Hospital's Brownlee Centre, which specialises in infectious diseases. He is said to be in a critical condition.
CCHF is a widespread tick-borne viral disease which is especially common in East and West Africa and is fatal in up to 30% of human cases. The onset is said to be sudden, with initial symptoms including headache, high fever, vomiting and back, joint and stomach pain.
Outbreaks can usually be traced to a person having had contact with blood or body fluids from infected animals or people, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jOeCi0BK2eDVJ3weACalFc_2q4yg?docId=N0051931349382877381A

[Ronan Kelly]

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Man in Glasgow isolation ward with deadly virus
A 38-year-old man is being treated in isolation after being confirmed as having the potentially deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.

The patient, who returned to Glasgow on a connecting flight from Dubai on Tuesday, is in a critical condition at Gartnavel General Hospital's Brownlee Centre, which specialises in infectious diseases.

He was admitted to hospital within three hours of his arrival in the city and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said all the appropriate infection control measures are in place.

Laboratory test results confirmed today that he has Crimean- Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a widespread tick-borne viral disease which is especially common in East and West Africa and can affect humans.

The health board said the risk of person-to-person transmission of the virus is "extremely low" as it is not passed through the air.

However, as a precautionary measure, it said those who have been in close contact with the man are being traced directly to ensure that there has been no transmission, including three passengers who were seated in close proximity to him on Emirates flight EK027 flight from Dubai.
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http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/man-in-glasgow-isolation-ward-with-deadly-virus.1349384507

[TrueScotsman]

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Congo Fever Case Confirmed In Scotland
Airline, airport and hospital staff are being contacted to make sure they do not have the potentially deadly viral disease.

A man who recently returned home to the UK is being treated in complete isolation in hospital for a potentially deadly disease.

Tests revealed the 38-year-old, who flew into Glasgow from Dubai, has Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF).

He was admitted to hospital less than three hours after arriving in Scotland, and is now said to be in a critical condition at Gartnavel General Hospital's Brownlee Centre in Glasgow, which specialises in infectious diseases.

Passengers who sat close to the man on Emirates flight EK027 on Tuesday, as well as airline, airport and hospital staff, are being contacted to make sure they do not have the virus.

The risk of CCHF being passed through the air is "extremely low", a spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said.

It is normally spread through contact with the blood or body fluids of infected animals or people.

The NHSGGC spokesman said: "Given that this man went into the care of the NHS within three hours of his flight arrival in Glasgow and travelled directly home via private transport from the airport, we are confident that his close contacts subsequently within the city were minimal."

CCHF is a tick-borne viral disease and is fatal in 30% of human cases.

It causes large areas of severe bruising, nosebleeds and uncontrolled bleeding at injection sites.

Early symptoms include headaches, fever, vomiting and back, joint and stomach pain. They can also include red eyes, red spots on the roof of the mouth and jaundice.

The virus is widespread in parts of Africa, Asia, India and the Middle East.

http://news.sky.com/story/993580/congo-fever-case-confirmed-in-scotland

[Catbird]

Re: Scotland: Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever case in Glasgow

According to Sky News, he came from Kabul, and only had a stop-over in Dubai.

Sky News:

"A man who recently returned home to the UK is being treated in complete isolation in hospital for a potentially deadly disease.

Tests revealed the 38-year-old, who flew into Scotland from a Dubai stopover, has Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF).

It has emerged this afternoon that the man's journey originated in the Afghan capital, Kabul."



The same article mentions something else interesting:

""The decision to transfer the patient to the high-security unit at the Royal Free was taken in line with the national protocol for the management of cases such as this.""

[Shiloh]

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Man with viral disease transferred

Oct 5 2012

A man in critical condition with a potentially deadly viral disease has been transferred from a Glasgow hospital to a specialist unit in London.

The 38-year-old man was diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) when he returned to Glasgow on Tuesday from Kabul, Afghanistan.

He travelled back to Scotland on a connecting flight from Dubai, Emirates flight EK027, which landed at Glasgow Airport at 12.35pm on Tuesday.

The man was treated in isolation at Gartnavel General Hospital's Brownlee Centre, which specialises in infectious disease.

This morning he was flown to London's Royal Free Hospital in isolation facilities with the support of the Scottish Ambulance Service and the RAF. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it has contacted three passengers who were sitting near him on the flight from Dubai. It said it has no evidence that the infection was passed on but the three passengers will be monitored.

The risk to all other passengers on the flight from Dubai is "extremely low"...

[Giuseppe]

Re: Scotland: Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever case in Glasgow

[Source: Health Protection Agency, United Kingdom, full page: (LINK). Edited.]

Confirmed case of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in the UK

5 October 2012



The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of a laboratory confirmed case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in a UK traveller who has recently returned from Afghanistan. The patient has been transferred from Glasgow, Scotland to the high security infectious diseases unit at the Royal Free hospital in London using specialist air transport.

CCHF is a serious viral disease which infects a range of domestic and wild animals. Humans are usually infected directly from the blood or body fluids of infected animals or via tick bites. The disease is endemic in many countries in Africa, parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

CCHF can be acquired from an infected patient, but this requires direct contact with their blood or body fluids.

Therefore, there is no risk to the general population. As a precautionary measure, close contacts of the patient including hospital staff involved in the patient?s care have been contacted and will be monitored.

The HPA is providing public health, diagnostic and other support to the teams currently handling this incident.

This is the first laboratory-confirmed case of CCHF in the United Kingdom.

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Notes to editors:

• Information about the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever is available on the HPA website.
• Information about the geographical distribution of CCHF is available on the HPA website.
• Further information about the transmission of CCHF is available on the HPA website.
• Information on CCHF is available from the World Health Organization (WHO) website [external link].
• Visit the Royal Free Hospital website [external link].

For more information please contact the national HPA press office at Colindale on 0208 327 7901 or email colindale-pressoffice@hpa.org.uk. Out of hours the duty press officer can be contacted on 0208 200 4400.


Last reviewed: 5 October 2012

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Scotland: Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever case in Glasgow

Man Dies in UK From Congo Fever after Afghanistan Flight
by Naharnet Newsdesk 44 minutes ago

A man has died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever after flying home to Scotland from Afghanistan, in Britain's first case of the deadly disease, health officials said Saturday.

Two passengers who sat close to the 38-year-old man on a plane are undergoing daily health checks, although they have not yet shown signs of the tick-borne tropical illness.

The man was diagnosed within hours of arriving on Tuesday from Kabul on an Emirates airlines plane that went via Dubai and he was initially treated in hospital in Glasgow.

But as his condition worsened he was transferred to the high-security infectious diseases unit at London's Royal Free Hospital on Friday, reportedly on board a special Royal Air Force isolation plane.

"A 38-year-old man with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever being treated at the Royal Free London hospital has died. We would like to extend our condolences to his family," a hospital spokeswoman told Agence France Presse.
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http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/56120-man-dies-in-uk-from-congo-fever-after-afghanistan-flight

[kiwibird]

Re: Scotland: Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic Fever case in Glasgow- Died

At least three family members of the patient who died from Crimean-congo viral haemorrhagic fever, who currently live in Afghanistan, are displaying the same symptoms; vomiting, ear ache and body pain. It is stated that the man who died missed a connecting flight from Afghanistan and spent an extra night in Dubai airport. He also had contact with a friend in Glasgow who picked him up from the airport.

The story: http://news.sky.com/story/994539/con...victims-family