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A MAN was checked over in Birmingham for Ebola but tests for the deadly virus proved negative, a Department of Health spokeswoman said.
Reports suggest the man was tested earlier this week after he travelled from Benin in Nigeria via Paris to the Midlands. Meanwhile, another male visited a separate UK hospital over fears he had the virus.
The man, who attended Charing Cross Hospital in west London, was assessed but doctors ruled out the need for an Ebola test, the spokeswoman added. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that although there had been no cases in the UK, he would be chairing the Government?s Cobra emergencies committee later to assess the situation.
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http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/man-in-birmingham-tests-negative-for-ebola-virus-1-3493872
Reports suggest the man was tested earlier this week after he travelled from Benin in Nigeria via Paris to the Midlands. Meanwhile, another male visited a separate UK hospital over fears he had the virus.
The man, who attended Charing Cross Hospital in west London, was assessed but doctors ruled out the need for an Ebola test, the spokeswoman added. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that although there had been no cases in the UK, he would be chairing the Government?s Cobra emergencies committee later to assess the situation.
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http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/man-in-birmingham-tests-negative-for-ebola-virus-1-3493872