A teenager (18-year-old) from West Africa is being tested for Ebola after emigrating to Australia from
Guinea with eight other family members 11 days ago, state health
authorities said on Sunday.
The woman, who has been in home quarantine and monitored by
health authorities since her family’s arrival, was taken to the Royal
Brisbane and Women’s Hospital on Sunday after telling health workers she
had developed a fever, Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette
Young told a media conference.
"She’s otherwise well and she has been in home quarantine
since the time she arrived into Queensland," said Young, adding there
was no risk to the Australian community.
The result of initial tests for the virus are expected by Monday.
The woman, who traveled to Australia with eight other
members of her extended family, was met at the airport in Brisbane by
health authorities as a precaution and has been monitored daily. All
were placed in home quarantine.
"She didn’t have any known contact with anyone that was
sick with Ebola virus disease but she did come from an area that had a
reasonably large number of cases, so that’s why it was thought
appropriate that she go into home quarantine when she arrived here,"
Young said.
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