Colchester: Ebola fears ruled out at Colchester General Hospital
Woman, 97, in serious condition at Colchester General Hospital - Credit: Su Anderson
A man with a fever who has just returned from Africa is being held in isolation in Colchester General Hospital.
The man, who is in his 50s, presented himself to the accident and emergency department of the hospital at 8.30am yesterday.
A spokesman for Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust said they had been advised by Public Health England that there was no need to test the patient for Ebola because was a “low risk”.
He said: “The consultant in charge of A&E alerted Public Health England and the patient was put into the isolation unit of the emergency department.
“The man had just returned from Africa via Kenya.
“Public Health England said there is no need to test him because he is low risk.
“He had not been to any of the countries which have Ebola or in contact with any patients with Ebola.
Most Read
- 1 Lorry carrying mobile home stopped on A14 in Suffolk for being too wide
- 2 Town centre road closed after becoming flooded in torrential rain
- 3 Live updates as Suffolk students pick up their A-Level results
- 4 'There are qualities we want to add' - McKenna on Town transfer targets
- 5 Victorian water tower set to become restaurant
- 6 Pub with 'gorgeous views' named one of UK's best waterside drinking spots
- 7 Fears over impact of cottage plans on landmark Suffolk windmill
- 8 'Nottingham Knockers' targeting homes in east Suffolk village
- 9 Landlord fined £23k over 'dangerous' electrics and broken toilets at homes
- 10 Almost 400 homes without power after electrical line fault in west Suffolk
“We understand he had been to swampy areas of Africa and he is being treated as someone who has a fever.”
