A Nigerian passenger heading to Madrid from Paris has caused the isolation of a plane, believed to be carrying about 183 passengers, after he showed symptoms of Ebola
The Ebola outbreak has heightened tensions worldwide as a plane was today isolated at an airport in Madrid, Spain after a man, who was reportedly coming from Nigeria, fell ill with a fever and shivers.
The passenger, who had a stopover in Paris before reaching the Spanish capital, is now being treated as a suspected Ebola case, authorities said today, October 16.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Airport Authority is said to have stated that the flight arrived from Paris and that the plane was taken to a special area of the airport while the passengers were kept on board.
There were 183 passengers on the affected plane and according to airline workers, they have all disembarked normally while the plane will be disinfected.
The sick man will be however be taken to the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid's where he will be isolated and tested for the disease.
Two Spanish priests, Miguel Pajares and García Viejo, have died of Ebola after contracting the disease in West Africa and nurse, Teresa Romero, who got infected by one of the priests while treating him, is recuperating in a Madrid hospital.
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