Sunday, October 7, 2012

Patient Dies From Rare Fever In UK First

Patient Dies From Rare Fever In UK First, A man has died in hospital from Congo fever in the first recorded case of the deadly disease in the UK. A 38-year-old man being treated for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has died.

The man had recently returned home to the UK and was being treated in complete isolation after being admitted to Gartnavel General Hospital's Brownlee Centre in Glasgow, less than three hours after arriving in Scotland.

He was then transferred to the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Tests revealed he flew into Scotland from Dubai, although his journey originated in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

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