Israel reports second suspected Ebola case

Tel Aviv (ANTARA) - The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported the second suspected Ebola case in the country, involving a citizen who has recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Laboratory testing for the case is currently ongoing.

“A citizen who returned to Israel from the DRC two days ago sought medical treatment after experiencing fever, headache, and diarrhoea,” the ministry stated in its announcement on Sunday (21/6).

It was noted that the case remains a suspicion at this stage. Tests are being conducted, and results are expected within the coming days.

The patient has been placed in isolation in accordance with protocols for handling dangerous infectious diseases and is undergoing examination at Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Centre, the referral hospital for such cases.

Only one day prior, Israel had reported its first suspected Ebola case.

Last May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda as a health emergency with the risk of spreading to other countries.

The WHO assesses that the risk of the outbreak spreading within the region remains high.