Patient tested for suspected Ebola virus at Glasgow hospital
Summary
A patient in Glasgow is being tested for Ebola virus at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Tests are ongoing to confirm if the patient has the disease, which would be the first case in the UK since a recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Key Facts
- A patient in Glasgow was admitted early Tuesday for suspected Ebola infection.
- Tests are being done to confirm if the patient has Ebola.
- If confirmed, this would be the UK's first Ebola case since the recent Congo outbreak.
- The World Health Organization called the Congo outbreak a public health emergency.
- Public Health Scotland and the UK Health Security Agency are monitoring how travelers from affected countries enter the UK.
- There are currently no confirmed Ebola cases in Scotland.
- Ebola is caused by a virus that attacks the immune system and organs and usually spreads by contact with body fluids, not through the air.
- Symptoms appear 2 to 21 days after infection and start like flu, then can lead to severe illness or death.
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