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Ebola tests on patient at Royal Glamorgan Hospital Ebola test negative on Royal Glamorgan Hospital patient
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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. A person admitted to hospital in Rhondda Cynon Taf with suspected Ebola has tested negative for the virus, say health officials.
The individual is being cared for at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, near Llantrisant, since returning from West Africa with a fever. The individual was being monitored at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, near Llantrisant, after returning from West Africa with a fever.
Public Health Wales (PHW) said it was not a confirmed case and the patient was "undergoing testing". A spokeswoman for Public Health Wales confirmed tests proved the patient does not have the disease.
Medical staff in protective clothing are looking after the person. Medical staff in protective clothing had been looking after the person.
Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw said it was "purely precautionary measure". Before the test results were known, Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw said the person had been put in an isolation unit as a "purely precautionary measure".
"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."
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."
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.