Unnamed 58-year-old British man has died of suspected Ebola in the Macedonian capital of Skopje despite not having been to Africa.
According to dailymail report,Dr Jovanka Kostovska, said the Briton had been suffering from fever, vomiting and internal bleeding.’These are all symptoms of Ebola, which raises suspicions with this patient,’ she said.
A friend of the deceased, has also shown symptoms of the disease.
Macedonian officials said last night the unnamed victim had flown the Skopje directly from Britain and had not been to any countries known to be battling Ebola outbreaks.
It raises the terrifying possibility that he contracted the disease in the UK or Macedonia
The UK Foreign Office says it is investigating the incident. Public Health England said it believed it was ‘unlikely’ that the death was caused by the virus but investigations were continuing.
Paramedics who treated him have been quarantined, Staff of the hotel where the two Britons stayed have also been quarantined, as well as the ambulance team.
Kostovska told a news conference, adding that samples had been sent to Germany for tests to confirm the cause of death.