Health authorities in Sao Paulo, Brazil, are investigating a suspected case of Ebola reported on Saturday, officials there said. TASR informs about it according to a Reuters report. A man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has returned from a visit to the African country where the Ebola epidemic has broken out and health authorities say he has a fever.
- Health authorities in Sao Paulo are investigating a suspected case of Ebola.
- A man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows symptoms of fever after his return.
- The patient is isolated in a specialized hospital for suspected Ebola cases.
- The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ongoing since May 15.
- The Ebola virus has affected three provinces of the DRC as well as neighboring Uganda.
The patient is in isolation at a hospital specializing in the care of people suffering from or suspected of having Ebola. The latest Ebola outbreak broke out in the DRC on May 15, and since then, officials there have reported at least 1,028 suspected cases of the disease. The virus has already spread to three provinces of the DRC and neighboring Uganda, where nine confirmed cases have been reported, including one death.
