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UK - Northern Ireland: Patient tested at Royal Victoria Hospital for ebola

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29977058

A patient at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast is being tested for Ebola.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) confirmed to the BBC that the person has been placed in isolation.

It said the person recently travelled in an Ebola affected area and was being assessed and tested in accordance with a national contingency plan.

Having already tested positive for malaria, a blood sample will confirm if they also have contracted Ebola.
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Northern Ireland woman being tested for disease after West Africa visit

Northern Ireland woman being tested for disease after West Africa visit

Ebola virus: Northern Ireland woman being tested for disease after West Africa visit

The results could come back as early as this afternoon, officials said

Monday, 10 November 2014

A woman being tested for Ebola in Northern Ireland could be told whether she has the disease as early as this afternoon.

The unidentified patient is being treated in isolation at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after reportedly travelling home from seeing friends in Sierra Leone.

She has already tested positive for malaria and the Public Health Agency (PHA) stressed that the Ebola screen was a “precautionary measure”.

A source told the Daily Mirror that she may have come into contact with air passengers in London after changing flights but the journey was taken before she developed a fever and other symptoms.

A spokesperson for the PHA said she had recently travelled to an area affected by the disease but would not confirm where.

He added: “The PHA is liaising with colleagues and has advised that there is no increased risk to the wider community.

“It is important to note that the likelihood of contracting Ebola is extremely low unless the person had come into contact with blood or body fluids of a symptomatic person. Therefore we would like to stress that the risk to the public is low.

“There is no change to the current situation in Northern Ireland in that the risk to the public here is very low.”
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-africa-visit-9851480.html?printService=print
 
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