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Ebola test negative on Royal Glamorgan Hospital patient | |
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A person admitted to hospital in Rhondda Cynon Taf with suspected Ebola has tested negative for the virus, say health officials. | |
The individual was being monitored at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, near Llantrisant, after returning from West Africa with a fever. | |
A spokeswoman for Public Health Wales confirmed tests proved the patient does not have the disease. | |
Medical staff in protective clothing had been looking after the person. | |
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". | |
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. |