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Suspected case of Ebola in Queensland, Australia - Negative

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There are fears a woman in North Queensland has been infected with the deadly Ebola virus.

The ABC reported on Thursday afternoon that a 57-year-old woman was being treated at Cairns Hospital over Ebola concerns.

Queensland Health has called un urgent press conference for 3pm during which the state's chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young will address the media.

A hospital spokeswoman was unable to provide any details about the patient's condition.

"We have a patient under observation at Cairns," she said.

http://www.theage.com.au/queensland/ebola-scare-woman-in-cairns-hospital-20141009-113pl5.html#

That press conference is taking place right now.

It's a 57-year-old nurse who worked in Sierra Leone for a month with the Red Cross.
 
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Queensland Health: The 57-year-old woman currently has a low grade fever
 
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A 57-year-old Cairns woman is being tested for Ebola after returning from working Sierra Leone.

The nurse - a volunteer with the Red Cross - had returned from a month-long trip to Sierra Leone where she had been working caring for people with Ebola.

The woman returned to Australia on the weekend and to Cairns on Tuesday. She had been restricted to her home to look at the progress of her symptoms and today contacted health authorities saying she had a fever.


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A 57-year-old woman in Cairns hospital is under observation over fears that she might have the deadly ebola virus.

The women recently spent one month in Sierra Leone, working in a hospital over there as a volunteer for the Red Cross.

Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young said she returned to Australia on the weekend and remained in home isolation under the government?s ebola protocol.

This morning she developed a low-grade fever and was called in for testing.

The health boss said the nurse did not have any systems or fever when she came home

?She?s done everything appropriately,? Dr Young said. ?She has not been out in the community in Cairns.?

Results are expected late tonight, since the blood has to be flown down from Cairns to Brisbane for testing

Dr Young said there was ?no concern for any passenger on any plane she?s been on?.

?It?s very difficult to transmit. It?s not like flu or a cold. Risk of infecting someone else is very very low.?

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/b...h-57-year-old-woman-under-observation-2014-10
 
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Cairns nurse tests negative for Ebola

A Cairns nurse has tested negative for the Ebola virus after returning from treating patients in Ebola hotspot Sierra Leone.

Sue-Ellen Kovack, 56, returned to Australia on the weekend after a month-long stay in Sierra Leone where she worked with the Red Cross treating patients of the outbreak.

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