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Two children being tested for Ebola in Newcastle after arriving in UK from Africa | Two children being tested for Ebola in Newcastle after arriving in UK from Africa |
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Two children are being tested for Ebola in Newcastle after arriving in the UK from Africa. | Two children are being tested for Ebola in Newcastle after arriving in the UK from Africa. |
Public Health England did not confirm which country they had travelled to or whether it was affected by the disease but said they were also being screened for malaria. | Public Health England did not confirm which country they had travelled to or whether it was affected by the disease but said they were also being screened for malaria. |
The results are expected later today and the children, said to be showing viral symptoms, are in the Infectious Diseases Isolation Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. | The results are expected later today and the children, said to be showing viral symptoms, are in the Infectious Diseases Isolation Unit at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. |
Staff from from the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, took part in national drills to prepare for Ebola earlier this year | |
It is one of three units outside London prepared to care for patients with Ebola and other high-risk illnesses. | It is one of three units outside London prepared to care for patients with Ebola and other high-risk illnesses. |
A spokesperson for Public Health England in the North East said it is “unlikely” they are infected and were being tested as a precaution. | A spokesperson for Public Health England in the North East said it is “unlikely” they are infected and were being tested as a precaution. |
“Due to uncertainty about where in Africa the children are from and when they arrived in the UK, as a precaution the children are being tested for Ebola and malaria,” he added. | “Due to uncertainty about where in Africa the children are from and when they arrived in the UK, as a precaution the children are being tested for Ebola and malaria,” he added. |
"However the clinical and PHE risk assessment is that Ebola is unlikely. People who have been in contact with the children have been advised to continue as normal." | |
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed almost 5,700 people in the worst-affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. | The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed almost 5,700 people in the worst-affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. |
Of the 100 people tested in the UK for the virus, all of them have received the all-clear and only patients diagnosed abroad have been treated in the country. | Of the 100 people tested in the UK for the virus, all of them have received the all-clear and only patients diagnosed abroad have been treated in the country. |
Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |
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