Yesterday was a finishing off day back in Kinshasa. We had some news through from Kampungu: a young boy’s test result was negative. It was a huge relief.
Good news last night: the man and child in the isolation unit tested negative so they went home today. I was very pleased, since it is my last day on the project.
I had a bit of a busy morning in the isolation unit considering that we are hoping that the epidemic is now over. The outreach team found a man who was not well.
All calm in the isolation unit. Our patient is still here and still stable. We all really have our fingers crossed for her since apparently no pregnant woman has ever survived Ebola or Marburg.
Barbara and I set off early for Luebo North. A team from the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) are running an Ebola testing service at the hospital there.
Today was rather long and tiring. Barbara and I went to Luebo to continue training the staff in the isolation unit there. The first thing was to show them how to put someone in a body bag.
A suicidal goat threw itself under our wheels today. They tie goats by a front leg to lead them or tether them. This means that the poor goats have only three legs to walk on.
The man in the isolation unit at the moment comes from Kalombayi. This is a village which has had no road access, just a track for bicycles and motorbikes.
