Ebola suspected in Sweden – the emergency room must be closed

Sweden has reported a patient with suspected Ebola. The Person currently being treated in the clinic for infectious diseases of the University hospital of Uppsala, and informed the health authorities on Friday.

The test results should be available in the evening, and then fixed, whether it was in fact the highly contagious Virus disease, the statement said. There are also other diseases could come in question.

No Details about Ebola patient

The authorities were open in the first place, whether it is in the case of suspicion to a man or a woman and where the Person infected could have. According to your information she was treated initially in a hospital in the nearby town of Enköping. The emergency room was closed accordingly. The staff that came in contact with the one or more of the Affected, will be monitored.

To the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is affected for months by a Ebola outbreak, so far, more than 360 people died. The Virus disease is often fatal. It is through direct contact with body fluids of an Infected transmitted.