Brazilian health authorities isolate two people who recently arrived from African countries after developing symptoms consistent with Ebola, including fever and chills, officials said. The reports identify a 37-year-old man who travelled to Brazil from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where an Ebola outbreak is ongoing. He is placed in isolation at the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases in São Paulo after health officials say he meets the definition of a suspected case based on his symptoms. Other coverage also describes a second person who recently returned from Uganda and was isolated alongside the first case.
Subsequent testing rules out Ebola for at least one of the isolated patients, according to multiple outlets. BBC News reports both suspected cases are ruled out after tests come back negative. France 24 and other sources place the incident in the broader context of the DRC outbreak, noting it continues to expand, with reported increases in suspected infections and deaths since May.
Overall, the sources agree that isolation occurs as a precaution while health authorities investigate and laboratory results determine whether Ebola infection is present.
