The body of the Filipino, who died two weeks ago at sea, was transferred to the Legal Medical Institute of Rosario to perform an autopsy and rule out Ebola as the cause of his death.
A ship with the Liberian flag that disembarked this Monday in the port of General Lagos, Santa Fecaused a commotion when it arrived with the body of a 47-year-old Filipino crew member, who died two weeks ago at sea. The ship came from the port terminal of Onne, Nigeriaso the body was transferred to Legal Medical Institute of Rosario to do the autopsy and rule out that the cause of death was Ebola.
The Rosario Fiscal Unitthrough Javier Arzubi Calvo and the cooperating prosecutor Maria Virgina Sosacarried out the first measures in coordination with the Argentine Naval Prefecture, among them, the sanitary disinfection of the boat –which is carried out by the Directorate of Border Control and Health of the Ministry of Health of the Nation–, its registration and interviews with crew members. The judge also acts in the case Guarantees Carlos Vera Barros.
The Prosecutor’s Office authorized the transfer of the body to Legal Medical Institute of Rosariowith the intervention of Sapper Firefighters. In addition, the crew, made up of about 20 people, She underwent exhaustive medical checks to rule out possible risks of disease transmission.
The death of the crew member at sea
According to judicial sources reported to the Rosario3 newspaper, the ship “African Magnolia“He arrived this Monday at 7 p.m. in General Lagos with a load of wheat flour. The captain of the boat had already reported the death of the crew member, an event that occurred on December 25.
During the last two weeks, the body was kept in the ship’s cold room, in accordance with what was pre-established by international protocols. In principle, He had no visible injuries.
Since the ship came from Nigeria and its final destination was the Republic of the Congothe situation constitutes a health alert due to the risk of Ebola. For this reason, the boat It will continue to be stopped at the General Lagos port terminal until the cause of the crew member’s death is determined.
Source: Ambito
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