Current status of Ebola virus disease in South Africa 19 February 2015

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Ebola testing – Two patients, South Africa

19 February 2015
 

Ebola testing – Two patients, South Africa

19 February 2015
Both patients have tested negative for the Ebola virus.
The first patient a South African technician who had been working in a mine in Guinea.   He has confirmed malaria (relapsing malaria)
The second patient, a doctor who had been working in Sierra Leone. Other tests for infectious diseases are currently being carried out. The patient is in a stable condition

Communicated by: National Health Laboratory Services

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