Thief Steals Cell Phone From Ebola Patient and – Shocker – Becomes Infected With Ebola

They say Karma is a cockeyed b*tch.  Never has that adage been more apt than the recent case in which a thief stole the cell phone of a patient quarantined in the Ebola isolation ward of a Ugandan hospital, only to later become infected with Ebola himself.

According to The Daily Monitor:

Security and medical officials in Kibaale District have registered a case in which a man allegedly went in an isolation ward at Kagadi Hospital and stole a cellular phone from one of the Ebola patients.

The 40-year-old resident of Kyakabugahya LCI in Kagadi Town Council travelled about three kilometers to the hospital to apparently obtain a phone estimated to be valued at Shs60,000 more than two weeks ago.

The suspect allegedly broke into the isolation ward on the night of Tuesday August 14, undetected by hospital guards. The patient, who has since succumbed to the deadly hemorrhagic fever, then reported the theft to the hospital security that then embarked on tracing the alleged thief.

 The phone thief was tracked by police, and later admitted to the hospital with symptoms of Ebola. “The suspect is admitted at Kagadi Hospital with clinical signs of Ebola,” said Dr. Dan Kyamanywa, the Kibaale District Health Officer.
The Ebola virus spreads through contact with people who have the disease and causes hemorrhagic fever. It is incurable. No matter how you cut it, death is a heavy price to pay for stealing a phone.

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2 Responses to Thief Steals Cell Phone From Ebola Patient and – Shocker – Becomes Infected With Ebola

  1. Kirsten August 28, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    Wow! What a lesson he is learning!

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  2. Eric Wright August 30, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    The most objectionable thing about this story is that Ebola exist period. This is a population reduction tool and we shouldn’t be swayed by any other side bar issues. We must support the containment of this disease and vigorously pursue that scientist and governmental support people who created this atrocity.

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