TOKYO - Japan has quarantined a woman in her 70s on suspicions that she contracted the deadly and infectious Ebola virus in Congo, the Health Ministry said on Sunday (Aug 4).
The woman, who lives in Saitama prefecture in the Greater Tokyo region, returned to Japan on July 31. She recorded a fever of 38.2 deg C at 5am on Saturday, which then rose to 38.5 deg C at 5.50pm and 39.2 deg C at 7pm the same day.
The Health Ministry stressed in a statement on Sunday that the infection of the Ebola virus has not yet been confirmed and test results may turn out negative. It added that the woman has tested positive for type A influenza and negative for malaria.
The woman, who lives in Saitama prefecture in the Greater Tokyo region, returned to Japan on July 31. She recorded a fever of 38.2 deg C at 5am on Saturday, which then rose to 38.5 deg C at 5.50pm and 39.2 deg C at 7pm the same day.
The Health Ministry stressed in a statement on Sunday that the infection of the Ebola virus has not yet been confirmed and test results may turn out negative. It added that the woman has tested positive for type A influenza and negative for malaria.
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