Ebola, _POSSIBLE_ international outbreak

Daniel Bach dbach at julian.uwo.ca
Sun May 14 02:05:26 EST 1995


Using info peiced together from The Ebola Page made by David Ornstein
(http://ichiban.objarts.com/ebola/ebola.html).  It looks as if we _MAY_ have 
an international outbreak. I base this on this statement:
" Two sisters of suspected Ebola victim Flora Rondi are in isolation at 
Maggiore Hospital in Bergeamo, Italy on Thursday (May 11) 
The two women recently returned from Zaire after visiting the now dead nun, 
Sister Floralba Rondi aged 71 of the Little Sisters of Bergeamo order, died on 
April 25."

We have to remember that the Nuns returned _BEFORE_ the story broke on May 9.

Also, when the nuns that died in Ziare, were burried by their families.  
Suported by:
"Transcript from RTL-4 Dutch TV station: In the Masengo hospital an Italian nun died
 of Ebola, after possibly being infected in Kikwit. Follow up from Dutch TV: 
The nun who has died was apparently buried by relatives or friends from 
Belgium. These people travelled back to Belgium shortly thereafter and were 
placed inquarantaine there."
Again _BEFORE_ the story broke.

According to 'Bogleb' (see ####Ebola Outbrake 1995### on sci.med) these people 
flew back on _commercial_ flights.

So IF they are affected (odds are in that favour), than we have possible 
outbrakes in the middle of Europe.  And it's spring, about the time when 
North American-european starts to rise.

Have a nice day!!

Daniel Bach



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