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    Suspected ebola in Israel: Man who returned from Congo quarantined in hospital

    Israel’s Health Ministry said it received an initial report concerning a person suspected of having Ebola after returning several days ago from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and developing a fever.

    The individual is being treated in isolation at Soroka Medical Center, while an epidemiological investigation is underway. The ministry stressed that this is only a suspected case at this stage and that test results are expected within the next 24 hours.