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Ebola test to be done on SA man─── 07:47 Fri, 31 Oct 2014
Durban - The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says they will conduct an Ebola test on a South African man despite him not being considered as a suspected Ebola case.
This comes after fears in especially KwaZulu Natal that not enough has been done to make sure that the man tests negative for the diseas. The NICD denied a claim yesterday that the man had contracted Ebola.
Spokesperson Nombuso Shabala says the South African man, who worked as a fleet manager in Sierra Leone was anxious upon his return to South Africa that he might have contracted the disease.
He was referred to the Addington Hospital, but as he did not fulfil criteria of what is called a 'suspect for Ebola', he was sent home.
Shabalala says the KwaZulu-Natal health department has arranged for his admission yesterday, to allow further assessment and to check specifically for other infections including malaria, given the absence of risk factors and no direct exposure to persons with Ebola disease.
Sapa
