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| Ebola tests on patient at Royal Glamorgan Hospital | Ebola tests on patient at Royal Glamorgan Hospital |
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| Ebola test results are expected on a patient who is being monitored in an isolation unit at a hospital in Rhondda Cynon Taf. | |
| The individual is being cared for at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, near Llantrisant, since returning from West Africa with a fever. | |
| Public Health Wales (PHW) said it was not a confirmed case and the patient was "undergoing testing". | |
| Medical staff in protective clothing are looking after the person. | Medical staff in protective clothing are looking after the person. |
| Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw said it was "purely precautionary measure". | |
| "The patient is in isolation and will remain there until tests have been completed and his illness diagnosed. | "The patient is in isolation and will remain there until tests have been completed and his illness diagnosed. |
| "In the meantime, we can take a great deal of comfort in the professionalism of our NHS in Wales and its staff, who have responded so quickly and comprehensively by implementing their public protection plan." | "In the meantime, we can take a great deal of comfort in the professionalism of our NHS in Wales and its staff, who have responded so quickly and comprehensively by implementing their public protection plan." |
| A PHW spokesman said: "There is a person who has been admitted to hospital, who has been in an area where Ebola is present and who is displaying some symptoms. | |
| "As a precautionary measure, necessary safeguards have been taken and testing is under way. We are expecting the results today." | "As a precautionary measure, necessary safeguards have been taken and testing is under way. We are expecting the results today." |
| Several people have been tested for the infection at Welsh hospitals in recent months, but no-one has been diagnosed with the disease. | Several people have been tested for the infection at Welsh hospitals in recent months, but no-one has been diagnosed with the disease. |
| Ebola is a viral illness with symptoms including a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, a sore throat, vomiting and bleeding. | Ebola is a viral illness with symptoms including a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, a sore throat, vomiting and bleeding. |
| Up to 6 January, 8,235 people had been reported as having died from the disease in six countries; Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the US and Mali. | Up to 6 January, 8,235 people had been reported as having died from the disease in six countries; Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the US and Mali. |