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Japan - Tokyo: Journalist who returned from Liberia undergoing tests for ebola- negative

Re: Japan - Tokyo: Journalist who returned from Liberia undergoing tests for ebola

Re: Japan - Tokyo: Journalist who returned from Liberia undergoing tests for ebola

Note they say a "very high fever" is 99.5 F :rolleyes:


First suspected Ebola case in Japan: Man arriving at Haneda Airport from west Africa tested for virus


http://www.japantrends.com/first-su...da-airport-from-west-africa-tested-for-virus/

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A man arriving at Haneda Airport on the evening of October 27th after spending time in Liberia was showing symptoms of a fever. He was taken to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Shinjuku.

The man is said to be in his forties.

Tests are being done and the government has said they cannot confirm that he has had contact with an Ebola patient.

The unnamed man is a 45-year-old journalist, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and police. He had been resident in Liberia from August until October 18th, after which he came back to Japan via Belgium and the UK.

He has a very high fever of 37.5 degrees Celsius (99.5 degrees Fahrenheit) and tests are being done to see if he has been infected by a tropical diseases, including the Ebola virus.

The results of initial tests will arrive in the early hours of October 28th.
 
Re: Japan - Tokyo: Journalist who returned from Liberia undergoing tests for ebola- negative

http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2014/10/319827.html

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The man, identified as a journalist who visited Liberia, West Africa, for around two months from Aug. 18, tested negative again in a second test Wednesday and is in good condition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said.
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