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Sweden Ebola: Patient tests negative in Malmo hospital | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A patient admitted to hospital in Sweden with a possible case of the Ebola virus has tested negative. | |
Skane University hospital told the BBC the patient was "not infected" with Ebola. That person 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. |
Ms Josephsson told the BBC that, as a precaution, the patient had been kept in isolation. | |
Later, she said: "Test results have now come back negative. The patient is not infected with Ebola." |