A person suspected of having Ebola virus has landed in Israel and is being treated in isolation, according to Israeli health authorities. This is the third suspected case reported in three days, following two earlier patients linked to travel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A person suspected of having Ebola virus landed in Israel on Saturday morning and is being treated under isolation, Israeli health authorities reported. The individual's travel history and condition have not yet been disclosed. This marks the third suspected Ebola case in three days in the country. On Friday night and early Saturday, two previous suspected patients were reported — both travelers who had returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with one transferred to isolation at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. The Health Ministry has not confirmed whether the three cases are connected. Test results are awaited for all patients. The World Health Organization has not issued a new alert for Israel; the cases follow a broader global concern after a passenger on a United Airlines flight to the U.S. was also treated as a suspected Ebola case last week.
3 developments
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- StrongIsrael activates Ebola emergency protocols after traveler from Congo hospitalized in Haifa
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