British hospital quarantined patient and tested for Ebola

[Gert van der Hoek]

British hospital quarantines patient with early signs of disease

Tuesday 18 Nov 2014

A hospital has quarantined and tested a patient for Ebola after he arrived at a hospital with early signs of the disease.

The man, who has a history of travelling to Africa, has been admitted to Hereford County Hospital with a fever and diarrhoea ? early symptoms of the deadly disease.

The unnamed man arrived at the hospital last night and was quarantined.

Public Health England (PHE), who is carrying out the tests, said the man was being tested ?as a precaution?, and they expect test results to show the man is not infected.

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[Shiloh]

UK: Hospital patient tested for ebola virus in Hereford after displaying early symptoms of the disease

UK: Hospital patient tested for ebola virus in Hereford after displaying early symptoms of the disease

Source: http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.u...rus-Hereford/story-24552580-detail/story.html


Hospital patient tested for ebola virus in Hereford after displaying early symptoms of the disease
By Gloucestershire Echo | Posted: November 18, 2014

A hospital patient in Hereford has undergone testing for Ebola after displaying early symptoms of the virus, health officials have confirmed.

Public Health England (PHE) said the man is being tested ?as a precaution?, and they expect test results to show the man is not infected.

A spokesman said the man was displaying one of the early symptoms of Ebola, which has killed more than 5,000 people and infected more than 13,000 across parts of west Africa.

The spokesman said: ?PHE can confirm it has received a sample for precautionary Ebola testing, involving an individual at Hereford County Hospital with a history of travel to west Africa.

?Ebola is considered very unlikely but testing is being done as a precaution...