Chennai: A male passenger, who landed in Chennai from Guinea on Saturday night, has been kept under observation for suspected case of Ebola.
Senior officials in the health department said the man, hailing from Theni district of Tamil Nadu, approached the health facility at the airport and asked to be checked.
"He will be kept under observation in a quarantined area for two days and later under home surveillance in Theni," said director of public health K Kulandaisamy.
He said the man showed no symptoms of Ebola thus far.
Symptoms of Ebola start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headache.
10/08/14 Ekatha Ann John/Times of India
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Senior officials in the health department said the man, hailing from Theni district of Tamil Nadu, approached the health facility at the airport and asked to be checked.
"He will be kept under observation in a quarantined area for two days and later under home surveillance in Theni," said director of public health K Kulandaisamy.
He said the man showed no symptoms of Ebola thus far.
Symptoms of Ebola start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus. Symptoms include fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headache.
10/08/14 Ekatha Ann John/Times of India
