Suspected Ebola patient from Nigeria tested in Spain hospital

Spain is investigating a suspected case of Ebola after a Nigerian man presented symptoms of the virus at a hospital in Alicante several days after flying in from the West African country.

The man, who has not been named but is said to be in his 30s, was admitted into San Joan hospital in Alicante on Saturday evening where he was being treated in an isolation unit.

Hospital sources confirmed he was suffering a fever of 38.3 degrees Celsius (100.9F) as well as “other symptoms associated with Ebola – including physical discomfort, vomiting and bleeding”.

The patient told doctors that he had arrived in Spain from Nigeria “a few days ago”…

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