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| Ebola: 'British man dies of deadly virus in Macedonia and one other taken ill' | Ebola: 'British man dies of deadly virus in Macedonia and one other taken ill' |
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| Officials were urgently investigating reports that a British citizen has died of Ebola in Macedonia and another has contracted the disease. | |
| The Macedonian Health Ministry said the Britons had travelled to the country from the UK, raising fears that they might already have passed it on to friends or family. | The Macedonian Health Ministry said the Britons had travelled to the country from the UK, raising fears that they might already have passed it on to friends or family. |
| The patients had been staying at a hotel in Skopje when they were taken ill and one of them, a man, died soon after being admitted to the city’s Clinic for Infectious Diseases, according to a Macedonian government official. | The patients had been staying at a hotel in Skopje when they were taken ill and one of them, a man, died soon after being admitted to the city’s Clinic for Infectious Diseases, according to a Macedonian government official. |
| Dr. Jovanka Kostovska of the Ministry's commission for infectious diseases said the man had been suffering from fever, vomiting and internal bleeding, and that his condition deteriorated rapidly. | |
| "These are all symptoms of Ebola, which raises suspicions with this patient," Kostovska told a news conference. Samples from the man had been sent to Germany for tests to confirm the cause of death, she added. | |
| Hotel staff and the ambulance crew that took them to the clinic were put into isolation as the authorities tried to prevent the disease spreading. Tests to confirm the illness is Ebola have yet to be completed. | Hotel staff and the ambulance crew that took them to the clinic were put into isolation as the authorities tried to prevent the disease spreading. Tests to confirm the illness is Ebola have yet to be completed. |
| The hotel has since been sealed off in an attempt to contain the disease, according to authorities. | |
| A spokesman from the Macedonian Foreign Ministry also confirmed that British person died "in the state hospital in Skopje." | |
| "We are looking to see what are the reasons according to the protocols of the World Health Organisation," he added. | |
| In the UK a Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are aware of reports and we are looking into them urgently.” | In the UK a Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are aware of reports and we are looking into them urgently.” |
| If confirmed, the person would be the first UK national to die from the deadly virus, after British nurse Will Pooley was cured of Ebola last month. | If confirmed, the person would be the first UK national to die from the deadly virus, after British nurse Will Pooley was cured of Ebola last month. |
| The news came as Downing Street said enhanced screening for Ebola will be introduced at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and Eurostar terminals following advice from the Chief Medical Officer. | The news came as Downing Street said enhanced screening for Ebola will be introduced at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports and Eurostar terminals following advice from the Chief Medical Officer. |
| Two months ago the Macedonian authorities announced they had introduced prevention measures at all airports. Passengers with ebola-like symptoms were to be immediately isolated and taken to the Clinic for Infectious Diseases. | Two months ago the Macedonian authorities announced they had introduced prevention measures at all airports. Passengers with ebola-like symptoms were to be immediately isolated and taken to the Clinic for Infectious Diseases. |
| Dr Jovanka Kostovska, of the Commission for Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health, said in August that “all necessary” preventative measures were being taken at airports. | Dr Jovanka Kostovska, of the Commission for Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health, said in August that “all necessary” preventative measures were being taken at airports. |
| The World Health Organisation was last night unable to confirm whether anyone has contracted or died of Ebola in Macedonia. | The World Health Organisation was last night unable to confirm whether anyone has contracted or died of Ebola in Macedonia. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters and AP | |