An Air France plane has been isolated at an airport in Madrid on Thursday 16th after a patient was reported to have a fever and shivers. The situation is being treated as a suspected case of ebola, a health ministry official was quoted as saying.
The passenger, who had traveled from Lagos, Nigeria, was taken by ambulance to an unspecified hospital in Madrid but the rest of the passengers were allowed to leave the plane as normal, Air France said in a statement.
There were 163 passengers on the flight from Paris, according to local officials and media reports.
Airports operator Aena and Air France said in separate statements that a passenger on Air France 1300 from Nigeria, via the French capital, had started shaking during the flight. Air France said the other passengers got off the plane, which will now be disinfected.
The return flight has been cancelled.
Meanwhile, in Denmark, a health worker is being tested for ebola.
The European Union is to launch an "immediate" review of exit screening in African countries hit by ebola.
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