Tests for Ebola on Irish man prove negative
Xinhua, August 22, 2014 Adjust font size:
Irish health authorities on Friday confirmed that laboratory test samples for a local man in northwest County Donegal, who had recently returned from Africa, has proved negative for Ebola virus.
In a statement, Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) said that infection control procedures, which had been put in place as a precautionary measure, will now be stepped down.
In Ireland, the HSE is responsible for the provision of healthcare providing health and personal social services for everyone living in the country with public funds.
The man, Dessie Quinn, who was in his 40s, was found dead early Thursday morning. He was originally from the Mountcharles area near Donegal town and had returned to Ireland in recent weeks after working in Sierra Leone, where there is an Ebola virus outbreak.
He had reportedly been receiving treatment for malaria but not as an admitted patient to any health facility. He was visiting relatives in Donegal when he became ill.
His body was removed to a local hospital for Ebola virus tests.
The total number of cases attributed to Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone has reached 2,473, including 1,350 deaths.
At present, no cases have been confirmed anywhere else in the world outside these four countries.
