Possible Ebola case at Alicante hospital
Sunday, August 17, 2014 @ 6:41 PM
A SUSPECTED case of the lethal Ebola haemorrhagic virus has raised the alarm at an Alicante hospital.
Two Nigerian nationals who had recently been in their country of origin, one a 30-year-old man and the other his sister, were taken in separate ambulances to the hospital in San Juan (Sant Joan) just north of the city.
The brother had a fever of 38.3ºC, the lowest at which Ebola may be a possibility and was described as having 'symptoms' of the deadly condition, although exactly what they are has not been revealed.
His sister did not apparently have any symptoms, but as she had been in close contact with her brother, she was tested – although as yet has shown negative results.
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