Ebola scare in Dublin as woman with symptoms who has just returned from Nigeria is isolated in hospital
Patient underwent tests at Mater Hospital and Ebola virus was ruled out
The woman was admitted to the National Isolation Unit as a precaution
She had recently returned from Nigeria, which was today declared Ebola-free
HSE said it takes ‘each Ebola scenario seriously no matter how low the risk’
There are no cases of Ebola in Ireland and the risk of there being any is low
By Annabel Grossman
DailyMailUK
20 October 2014
Dublin found itself at the centre of an Ebola scare after a woman was rushed to hospital displaying symptoms of the deadly disease and immediately placed in isolation.
The patient, who had recently returned from West Africa, underwent tests at the Mater Hospital today and the Ebola virus has been ruled out.
It is understood that the woman was admitted to the National Isolation Unit as a precaution after being considered ‘a low risk for the Ebola Virus’.
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