A patient is being tested for suspected Ebola at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, though Scottish health officials say there are no confirmed cases and the public risk remains low.
A patient is being tested for suspected Ebola at a hospital in Glasgow, prompting health officials to activate established safety protocols while stressing that the risk to the public remains low. A ward at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was partially closed on Tuesday after the patient, who arrived at the Acute Receiving Unit during the early hours of the morning, was identified as a suspected Ebola case.
Public Health Scotland said there are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in Scotland, adding that the country has well-established procedures for assessing and testing travelers arriving in the UK from regions affected by the virus.
“There are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in Scotland, and the risk to the general public remains low,” a spokesperson said.
The agency said it is working closely with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to assess travel routes into the UK from affected countries. Officials also noted that the NHS has established procedures for detecting and managing suspected Ebola cases.
If necessary, contact tracing will be carried out, with close contacts undergoing clinical assessment and precautionary testing. Public Health Scotland also confirmed that the UKHSA’s Returning Workers Scheme has been activated to monitor people traveling from the UK to Ebola-affected areas as part of their work.
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The suspected case in Glasgow comes amid ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
On June 24, France confirmed its first Ebola case after a doctor returned from a humanitarian mission in the DRC. The doctor was immediately admitted to a specialized medical facility and was reported to be in stable condition.