Patient Tested for Suspected Ebola Virus at Glasgow Hospital
A patient is currently undergoing testing for a suspected Ebola virus infection at a hospital in Glasgow.
It is reported that the individual was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital during the early hours of Tuesday.
Medical tests are being conducted to determine whether the patient has contracted the Ebola virus.
If the diagnosis is confirmed, it would represent the first case in the United Kingdom since the recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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