A man who arrived at Haneda Airport on Monday is showing symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus, and was taken to the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Shinjuku, JapanTrends says.
The unnamed man is a 45-year-old journalist, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and police. He had been resident in Liberia from August until October 18th, after which he came back to Japan via Belgium and the UK
He has a very high fever of 37.5 degrees Celsius (99.5 degrees Fahrenheit) and tests are being done to see if he has been infected by a tropical diseases, including the Ebola virus.
Test are being done and the government has said they cannot confirm that he has had contact with an Ebola patient....
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