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Man tests negative for Ebola at Hereford County Hospital | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A British patient has tested negative for Ebola, Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed. | |
The man, who has a history of travel to West Africa, was tested at Hereford County Hospital after displaying one of the early symptoms of the disease. | |
The virus has killed more than 5,000 people and infected more than 13,000 across parts of West Africa. | The virus has killed more than 5,000 people and infected more than 13,000 across parts of West Africa. |
PHE said the test had been a "precaution" and revealed the man was not infected. | |
The organisation said Ebola had been considered an "unlikely" diagnosis. | |
No cases of the disease, which is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids, have been diagnosed in the UK, although British nurse William Pooley contracted Ebola while volunteering in West Africa. | No cases of the disease, which is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids, have been diagnosed in the UK, although British nurse William Pooley contracted Ebola while volunteering in West Africa. |
A spokesperson for PHE said medical staff had been advised to be alert to signs and symptoms of Ebola and, as a result, it expected "to see an increase in testing". | |
"Should there be a positive case in the UK, this information will be made available to the public," they added. |
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