A medical worker for the United Nations who got infected with Ebola while working in Liberia died today in Germany. The presence of Ebola in Europe and the United States has stirred up health care professionals, medical personnel and officials as well. The case of Teresa Romero in Spain and the case of the infected nurse in Texas have made officials question whether hospitals are actually able to face the Ebola outbreak. Teresa Romero, a nurse who contacted the disease in Spain, is currently stable, however her condition is still serious. Antonio Andrey, the director of the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid assured everyone that the Spanish health care professionals have the situation under control. Eighty-one potential Ebola cases are being monitored in Spain, 15 in hospitals and 66 at home. None of these 81 cases have yet shown any symptoms of Ebola, according to the Spanish Ministry of Health.
Antonio Andreu said that Spain is expecting other Ebola patients to come home and that their health care systems need to be properly prepared. He declared: “Until we start to diminish the outbreak, we have to contemplate the possibilities of imported cases. And for that, our health care system has to be perfectly prepared”. He believes that Ebola is not a problem which should concern certain countries, but more likely it is a problem which poses risk for the entire world. Safety measures must be properly implemented to prevent future contamination.
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The man who died in Germany after getting infected with Ebola, was actually Sudanese. He had been properly isolated in a secure ward, at the St. Georg Hospital in Leipzig. Currently, there is another Ebola patient being treated in Germany. He is currently isolated in a hospital in Frankfurt. Another patient with Ebola was recently discharged from a hospital in Hamburg after extensive treatment. The nurse from Texas who had cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, declared the following: “I’m doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. I am blessed by the support of family and friends and am blessed to be cared for by the best team of doctors and nurses in the world”. Thomas Eric Duncan was Liberian and he had contacted Ebola in his native country. Liberia is one of the most affected countries, followed by Sierra Leone.