A Vietnamese guest worker, who returned home from Guinea a few days ago, has been quarantined at Hoan My Hospital in the central city of Danang after showing Ebola-like symptoms.

Ngo Thi Kim Yen, Deputy Director of the Danang Health Department, said that initial results showed that the possible Ebola patient tested positive for malaria.

“We’re awaiting the official examination result from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology,” she said.

Doctors are quarantining the patient and providing him with treatment following Health Ministry’s guidelines while are keeping a close watch on his possible Ebola symptoms, Yen added.

The patient, identified as Chu Van Chung born in 1988, was admitted to Hoan My Hospital on November 1 after having high fever and showing symptoms of Ebola disease.

Chung, a native to Thanh Hoa province, had worked in Guinea for two years. He returned to Danang five days ago after going through Morocco, Qatar, and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Danang Health Department held an emergency meeting on November 1 to work out measures to deal with this Ebola suspected case.

Relevant agencies have made a list of passengers on the same flight with Nguyen Van Chung and those who contacted him in order to strictly monitoring their health condition and preventing  spread of the deadly virus.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s latest report, 4951 people across eight countries had died of Ebola, including 1018 deaths from Guinea. There was a total of 13,567 reported cases, up to and including October 29.

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