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Patient awaits tests for rabies Patient awaits tests for rabies
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Further tests are being carried out by the Eastern Health Board to confirm whether a patient has rabies.Further tests are being carried out by the Eastern Health Board to confirm whether a patient has rabies.
Initial tests were positive. The patient had been abroad but began to feel unwell after they had been home for several months.Initial tests were positive. The patient had been abroad but began to feel unwell after they had been home for several months.
The board said it was leading a multi-agency investigation but stressed the risk to the wider community was 'negligible'.The board said it was leading a multi-agency investigation but stressed the risk to the wider community was 'negligible'.
The patient is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.The patient is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
The board and its partner agencies are taking advice from the Health Protection Agency and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency.