A hospital ward in Glasgow has been partially closed due to a suspected case of Ebola virus, according to STV.
It is understood that tests are being carried out on an individual who arrived at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital’s Acute Receiving Unit on Tuesday.
The tests will confirm whether the patient has contracted the deadly and contagious disease, which has recently be spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Uganda is also responding to an outbreak of Ebola and one case has been recorded in France.
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Public Health Scotland (PHS) confirmed that a scheme which aims to protect and monitor the health of those who may travel from the UK to affected areas for their work has been activated.
If the individual is confirmed to have Ebola, it would be the first case to be detected in Scotland since nurse Pauline Cafferkey underwent treatment at the country’s largest hospital in 2016 after a recurrence of the illness.
She initially contracted the disease while working at an Ebola Treatment Centre in Kerry Town, Sierra Leone.
A PHS spokesperson said there are “no confirmed cases of Ebola” in Scotland right now.
However, it continued: “Public Health Scotland is working closely with UKHSA, to assess routes by which travellers may enter the UK from affected countries.
“The risk from people arriving in the UK from affected areas is low and the NHS has safe procedures in place for detecting and managing any such cases.”
The UK has committed up to £21 million to support the local response to Ebola in DRC, helping to protect frontline workers and vulnerable communities.
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