Malaysia reports suspected Ebola case in Sarawak

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Posted by: b3rrilyn in Celebrity News Sep 15, 2014

Ministry of health in eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak has reported that a 24-year-old Zimbabwean student is currently under observation for Ebola according to a local official in the state’s Health department.

The student fell ill on Saturday and had been transferred to Sarawak General Hospital isolation ward from a private hospital.

Sarawak Public Health Assistant Minister, Jerip Susil, said that the student had no related signs to Ebola except for symptoms of high fever.

�We will know for sure if this is Ebola, once the test results is out within a week,’’ he added.

According to the report, the student never left the state, but came into contact with other foreign students who recently returned from their home country.