Israel Health Ministry: Ebola Suspicions for Two Patients Ruled Out
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israel's Ministry of Health confirmed on November 4 that two patients hospitalized with suspected Ebola infection have tested negative for the virus. Both patients had recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo and developed fevers. The ministry stated that no confirmed Ebola cases have been registered in Israel to date.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two patients in Israel suspected of having Ebola have tested negative for the virus.
- Both patients had recently traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The patients developed fevers after returning to Israel.
- Israel's Ministry of Health confirmed no registered Ebola cases in the country.
- Testing followed international protocols for dangerous infectious diseases.
Israel's Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday, November 4, that tests for the Ebola virus on two hospitalized patients have come back negative. The two individuals had been admitted the previous day with suspected infection after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo and subsequently developing fevers. They were hospitalized and tested according to international protocols for highly infectious diseases. The ministry emphasized that there are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola virus infection registered in Israel.
