Ebola scare in Bengaluru: Uganda visitor tests negative

New Delhi: The Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) on Wednesday said that a sample from a visitor from Uganda tested for Ebola Virus Disease is negative.

The outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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According to the authorities, the person had reported mild body ache and, as a precautionary measure, was placed under isolation at the state-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Bengaluru for observation and evaluation. The individual remained otherwise healthy, they said.

The ministry of health and family welfare, in coordination with state authorities, said it is closely monitoring the evolving Ebola Virus Disease situation in view of recent outbreaks reported in parts of Africa, and is maintaining close surveillance in accordance with WHO guidelines. "No case of Ebola Virus Disease has been confirmed in India," it said on Wednesday.

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The government said it remains vigilant and prepared with screening and surveillance measures continuing at all designated points of entry and across the public health system.