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| Sweden Ebola: Patient tested in Malmo hospital | Sweden Ebola: Patient tested in Malmo hospital |
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| A patient is being tested for a possible case of the Ebola virus at a hospital in Malmo in southern Sweden. | A patient is being tested for a possible case of the Ebola virus at a hospital in Malmo in southern Sweden. |
| Skane University hospital told the BBC that Ebola was "not a likely diagnosis". The patient had come into the hospital with symptoms of fever. | Skane University hospital told the BBC that Ebola was "not a likely diagnosis". The patient had come into the hospital with symptoms of fever. |
| Maria Josephsson, head of Skane's infectious diseases department, said tests were being carried out because of where the patient had been staying. | Maria Josephsson, head of Skane's infectious diseases department, said tests were being carried out because of where the patient had been staying. |
| An ongoing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has claimed more than 2,100 lives. | An ongoing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has claimed more than 2,100 lives. |
| Another case was confirmed in Uganda earlier this year. | Another case was confirmed in Uganda earlier this year. |
| On Tuesday Ms Josephsson told the BBC: "The patient is kept in isolation. We don't know the exact time for the test results." | |
| Standard procedures were being followed and Ebola could not be ruled out until there was a negative result, she said. | Standard procedures were being followed and Ebola could not be ruled out until there was a negative result, she said. |