Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola infection
Brazil is currently monitoring two patients for potential Ebola infection in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. One patient is a 37-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the other is a Belgian man who recently traveled from Uganda. Test results are expected next week, and if confirmed, these would mark the first cases of Ebola outside Africa since the outbreak began.
- ▪Health authorities in Brazil are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection.
- ▪A 37-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo exhibited symptoms such as fever.
- ▪A Belgian man in Rio de Janeiro showed viral symptoms after arriving from Uganda.
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Brazil monitors two patients for possible Ebola infection 35 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePatrick JacksonGetty ImagesHealth authorities in Brazil are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in the country's two biggest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. A man, 37, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) "exhibited symptoms such as fever", São Paulo's state government said.In Rio state, the health department said it had activated safety protocols after a Belgian man who arrived from Uganda showed "viral symptoms such as cough, chills and diarrhoea".The test results for both patients should become available next week.
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