Source: Ghana|Myjoyonline.com
Date: 08-07-2014 Time: 06:07:26:am
Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkodie, told Joy News more work would be done Tuesday before a substantive conclusion would be announced.
"What it means is that whatever they [scientists who tested blood samples of the suspect victims] have done is not complete and there is the need for follow up tests", said Dr Badu Sarkodie.
Four staff members of Nyaho Medical Centre have since been quarantined after they came into contact with an American citizen suspected to be carrying the deadly virus.
Blood samples of the suspected victim were subsequently taken for test at the Nugouchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, which has given its preliminary report as negative.
Following the suspected case at the Nyaho clinic, the University of Ghana Medical Centre cautioned the general public against eating and getting close to animals found dead in rain forests as they may carry the Ebola virus.... http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/July-8th/suspected-ebola-virus-case-at-nyaho-clinic-tests-tentatively-negative.php