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Ebola Scare in Ahmedabad: Patient Tests Negative
28 May
Summary
- Suspected Ebola patient in Ahmedabad tests negative.
- Health minister urges public to avoid rumours.
- Traveler from Congo admitted to isolation ward.
A suspected Ebola patient in Ahmedabad has tested negative, providing relief amidst public health concerns. Gujarat's health minister, Praful Pansheriya, confirmed the negative test results on Thursday, urging citizens to avoid panic and rumors.
The case involved a 37-year-old businessman from Congo, who had recently traveled from Mumbai to Vadodara. Developing a fever, he was initially hospitalized in Vadodara before being transferred to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital's Ebola ward as a precaution. Two other individuals who accompanied him and one person they contacted were also placed in isolation wards at SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad.
The Gujarat health department has intensified passenger screening at Ahmedabad International Airport for travelers arriving from affected African nations. Isolation wards have been prepared in government hospitals as a proactive measure following recent Ebola outbreaks in several African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The World Health Organization declared the ongoing outbreak in these regions a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 17, 2026.
