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A patient suspected of having the Ebola virus at a Glasgow hospital has tested negative, sources have told BBC News.<\/b><\/p>\n

Precautionary measures were taken after the patient was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in the early hours of Tuesday.<\/p>\n

If confirmed it would have been the first case in the UK since an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in May.<\/p>\n

The outbreak in Africa has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde earlier said there were no ward closures at the QEUH and it confirmed patients and visitors were not being advised to stay away.<\/p>\n

Unlike flu or Covid, Ebola is not an airborne virus so is not spread simply by being near an infected person. <\/p>\n

BBC News has asked Public Health Scotland for comment.<\/p>\n

Earlier, before the test results came back, PHS said it was working closely with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to assess routes by which travellers may enter the UK from affected countries.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson added: “There are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in Scotland and the risk to the general public remains low.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week France confirmed its first case of Ebola – a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

In December 2014 nurse Pauline Cafferkey, from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, fell ill with the disease after arriving back in the UK from Sierra Leone. <\/p>\n

She recovered, but had a relapse and also developed meningitis, seriously affecting her joints and ability to walk, among other issues.<\/p>\n

In June 2019 she gave birth to twin boys and said: “This shows that there is life after Ebola.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ebola is a rare but often deadly disease caused by a virus which attacks the body’s immune system and organs. <\/p>\n

The virus normally infects animals, typically fruit bats, but outbreaks among humans can sometimes start when people eat or handle infected animals.<\/p>\n

The virus is typically spread from direct contact with blood or other bodily fluids, contaminated objects or animals. <\/p>\n

It takes two to 21 days for symptoms to appear. They come on suddenly and start like flu or malaria with fever, headache and tiredness.<\/p>\n

As the disease progresses, vomiting and diarrhoea develop and it can lead to organ failure. Some, but not all, patients develop internal and external bleeding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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