The health Department of the Region of Hanover, is examining a suspected case of Ebola. Currently, the blood will be evaluated sample of a patient from Hanover, in the high-security laboratory of the lower Saxony state health office, said a spokeswoman for the authority on Wednesday. The result should be available in the course of the day.

The woman from Hannover had called reported to be due to high fever for an ambulance. In the conversation with the doctor over the course of the disease, the patient said that she had recently returned from a trip to Cameroon. You yourself have expressed the fear that to be the life-threatening Ebola Virus disease. “Cameroon is not part of the typical Ebola areas”, said the spokeswoman for the health Department. Nevertheless, the emergency physician had reported the case to the health Department, the authority sent a private Doctor who took a blood sample. Rescuers and Doctors wore protective clothing and masks to keep the infection risk low.