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7 January 2015 Last updated at 10:05 ET
Ebola tests on patient at Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Ebola test results are expected on a patient who is being monitored in an isolation unit at a hospital in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The individual is being cared for at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, near Llantrisant, since returning from West Africa with a fever.
Public Health Wales (PHW) said it was not a confirmed case and the patient was "undergoing testing".
Medical staff in protective clothing are looking after the person.
Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw said it was "purely precautionary measure".
"The patient is in isolation and will remain there until tests have been completed and his illness diagnosed.
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Suspected Ebola case - statement from Public Health Wales
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Ebola tests on patient at Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Ebola test results are expected on a patient who is being monitored in an isolation unit at a hospital in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
The individual is being cared for at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, near Llantrisant, since returning from West Africa with a fever.
Public Health Wales (PHW) said it was not a confirmed case and the patient was "undergoing testing".
Medical staff in protective clothing are looking after the person.
Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw said it was "purely precautionary measure".
"The patient is in isolation and will remain there until tests have been completed and his illness diagnosed.
...
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Suspected Ebola case - statement from Public Health Wales
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
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