A second suspected Ebola case in as many days has been reported in Israel, with the patient transferred to Sheba Medical Center for isolation and treatment, according to Israeli media. Health officials are awaiting test results.
A second suspected Ebola case in two days has been reported in Israel, according to Israeli media. The patient, whose identity and condition have not been disclosed, was transferred to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer for treatment in strict isolation. The first suspected case, reported early Saturday, involves a traveler who returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is hospitalized at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa. Three other suspected cases — the third, fourth, and fifth — have been reported since Friday, all involving travelers returning from the DRC, and all are being monitored in isolation. Test results for the first case are expected within two days, according to the Health Ministry. The source of this new report is a single source; the details remain unverified by official sources.
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