A 25-year-old man has been rushed to an Australian hospital on Thursday after displaying symptoms of the Ebola virus, health officials said.

Illustrative image. (Source: healthable.org)

The man, who fell seriously ill after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in Queensland about 7:40 a.m. by paramedics wearing full protective gear.

Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service acting Chief Executive Damian Green confirmed in a statement that the man was put into isolation at the hospital.

"Gold Coast Health can confirm a patient has been transferred to Gold Coast University Hospital after being identified by paramedics as having symptoms of Ebola virus," he said in a statement.

More than 2,200 people have died in an Ebola outbreak from more than 4,200 infections in the African nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria.

Source: Xinhuanet