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| Ebola outbreak: US man tested in Ghana | |
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| A US citizen is being tested for the Ebola virus in Ghana, which has had no confirmed cases of the virus in the current West African outbreak. | |
| The man has been quarantined at the private Nyaho Clinic in the capital, Accra, health officials say. | |
| The virus has so far killed more than 460 people since it broke out in Guinea in February and spread to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone. | The virus has so far killed more than 460 people since it broke out in Guinea in February and spread to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
| It is the world's deadliest outbreak to date and there is no cure for Ebola. | |
| The US embassy in Accra said it had been informed that a US citizen was being tested but would not give any more details, Reuters news agency reports. | |
| 'Under control' | 'Under control' |
| The man was believed to have visited Guinea and Sierra Leone in recent weeks. | |
| Ghana's health ministry said it had put in place "precautionary measures" and people should stay calm. | |
| Staff at the clinic had also been quarantined and provided with protective clothing, it added in a statement. | |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
| In pictures: Battling Ebola in West Africa | In pictures: Battling Ebola in West Africa |
| Why Ebola is so dangerous | Why Ebola is so dangerous |
| The clinic was awaiting the results of blood tests to see whether the patient, whom the ministry did not identify, really had Ebola, the statement said. | |
| "We will like to assure the general public that we have everything under control," Tony Goodman, the health ministry's public relations officer, said. | "We will like to assure the general public that we have everything under control," Tony Goodman, the health ministry's public relations officer, said. |
| In April, Ghana's health authorities said a girl suspected to have Ebola had tested negative. | In April, Ghana's health authorities said a girl suspected to have Ebola had tested negative. |
| Ebola spreads through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids and kills up to 90% of those infected. | Ebola spreads through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids and kills up to 90% of those infected. |
| The health ministers of 11 West African states met in Accra last week promising to work more closely together to combat the outbreak. | The health ministers of 11 West African states met in Accra last week promising to work more closely together to combat the outbreak. |
| So far, 759 people have been infected with the virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | So far, 759 people have been infected with the virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
| Most of the 467 deaths have been centred in the southern Guekedou region of Guinea, where the outbreak was first reported. | Most of the 467 deaths have been centred in the southern Guekedou region of Guinea, where the outbreak was first reported. |
| But health officials say the region's porous borders have allowed infected people to carry the disease into other countries. | But health officials say the region's porous borders have allowed infected people to carry the disease into other countries. |