Suspect Ebola Case | Definition

1. A PUI who develops signs and symptoms during the 21-day quarantine period

OR

2. Any person with acute onset of fever with at least any three of the following:

• Headache
• Vomiting
• Anorexia/ loss of appetite
• Bloody diarrhea
• Lethargy
• Hiccups
• Stomach pain
• Aching muscles or joints
• Difficulty swallowing
• Breathing difficulties
• Bleeding from gums
• Bleeding into skin (purpura), eyes, and urine

AND

With epidemiologic risk factors within the past 21 days before the onset of symptoms, such as contact with blood or other body fluids or human remains of a patient known to have or suspected to have EVD; residence in - or travel to - an area where EVD transmission is active; or direct handling of bats, rodents, or primates from disease endemic areas

Reference

Taken from 2014 Interim Guidelines No. 3: Ebola Virus Disease Surveillance and Reporting. Department of Health. Philippines