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| Suspected Ebola victim dies in Saudi Arabia | Suspected Ebola victim dies in Saudi Arabia |
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| A Saudi man who was being treated for Ebola-like symptoms has died at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's health ministry says. | A Saudi man who was being treated for Ebola-like symptoms has died at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's health ministry says. |
| If confirmed, this would be the first Ebola-related death outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed more than 900 people this year. | If confirmed, this would be the first Ebola-related death outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed more than 900 people this year. |
| The man recently visited Sierra Leone, one of four countries in the outbreak. | The man recently visited Sierra Leone, one of four countries in the outbreak. |
| World Health Organization (WHO) experts are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss a response to the outbreak. | World Health Organization (WHO) experts are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss a response to the outbreak. |
| The two-day meeting will decide whether to declare a global health emergency. | The two-day meeting will decide whether to declare a global health emergency. |
| Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever, is one of the deadliest diseases known to humans, with a fatality rate of up to 90%. | Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever, is one of the deadliest diseases known to humans, with a fatality rate of up to 90%. |
| A WHO statement on Wednesday said 932 patients had died of the disease in West Africa so far, with most of the latest fatalities reported in Liberia. | A WHO statement on Wednesday said 932 patients had died of the disease in West Africa so far, with most of the latest fatalities reported in Liberia. |
| Concern has also been growing over a number of new cases in Nigeria, the region's most populous nation. On Wednesday, a nurse who treated an Ebola patient became the second person to die of the disease there. | Concern has also been growing over a number of new cases in Nigeria, the region's most populous nation. On Wednesday, a nurse who treated an Ebola patient became the second person to die of the disease there. |
| Nigeria's Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu described the outbreak as a national emergency, adding that "everyone in the world is at risk" because of air travel. | |
| The Saudi man who was suspected of contracting the disease died of cardiac arrest, according to the website of the country's health ministry. | The Saudi man who was suspected of contracting the disease died of cardiac arrest, according to the website of the country's health ministry. |
| The 40-year-old is said to have returned from a recent business trip to Sierra Leone. | The 40-year-old is said to have returned from a recent business trip to Sierra Leone. |
| The ministry's website said he was being tested for Ebola, but did not say if the tests had concluded that he had the disease. | The ministry's website said he was being tested for Ebola, but did not say if the tests had concluded that he had the disease. |
| The website said the man had been treated in an isolation ward and would be buried according to Islamic tradition, while following precautions set out by world health authorities. | The website said the man had been treated in an isolation ward and would be buried according to Islamic tradition, while following precautions set out by world health authorities. |
| Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia stopped issuing visas to Muslims from several West African countries, amid concerns that visiting pilgrims could spread the disease. | Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia stopped issuing visas to Muslims from several West African countries, amid concerns that visiting pilgrims could spread the disease. |
| Meanwhile, two US aid workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia appear to be improving after receiving an unapproved medicine ahead of their evacuation back to the US. | Meanwhile, two US aid workers who contracted Ebola in Liberia appear to be improving after receiving an unapproved medicine ahead of their evacuation back to the US. |
| But it is not clear if the ZMapp drug, which has only been tested on monkeys, can be credited with their improvement. | But it is not clear if the ZMapp drug, which has only been tested on monkeys, can be credited with their improvement. |
| Leading infectious disease experts have called for experimental treatments to be offered more widely. | Leading infectious disease experts have called for experimental treatments to be offered more widely. |
| The meeting of the WHO's emergency committee is focusing solely on how to respond to the Ebola outbreak. | The meeting of the WHO's emergency committee is focusing solely on how to respond to the Ebola outbreak. |
| If a public health emergency is declared, it could involve detailed plans to identify, isolate and treat cases, as well as impose travel restrictions on affected areas. | If a public health emergency is declared, it could involve detailed plans to identify, isolate and treat cases, as well as impose travel restrictions on affected areas. |
| A WHO spokesman said: "We can't speculate in advance what the committee members are going to decide in advance." | A WHO spokesman said: "We can't speculate in advance what the committee members are going to decide in advance." |
| The World Bank is allocating $200m (£120m) in emergency assistance for countries battling to contain Ebola. | The World Bank is allocating $200m (£120m) in emergency assistance for countries battling to contain Ebola. |
| The virus spreads by contact with infected blood and bodily fluids. The current outbreak is killing between 50% and 60% of people infected. | The virus spreads by contact with infected blood and bodily fluids. The current outbreak is killing between 50% and 60% of people infected. |
| There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola - but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. | There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola - but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. |
| Ebola has initial flu-like symptoms that can lead to external haemorrhaging from areas like eyes and gums, and internal bleeding which can lead to organ failure. | Ebola has initial flu-like symptoms that can lead to external haemorrhaging from areas like eyes and gums, and internal bleeding which can lead to organ failure. |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
| Ebola: Experimental treatments | Ebola: Experimental treatments |
| Why Ebola is so dangerous | Why Ebola is so dangerous |