Ebola alert at Birmingham airport as man tested for deadly virus
A man has been tested for the deadly virus Ebola after flying into Birmingham Airport from Nigeria.
Ebola virus: "Potentially major threat to Britain"
The latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has been described as a "potentially major threat" to Britain.
That's according to Sir Mark Walport, the Government's chief scientific adviser who said it was because of the increasingly "interconnected" nature of the world.
Earlier this week a man was tested for the deadly virus after flying into Birmingham Airport from Nigeria.
An official from the Department of Health confirmed the man had been given the all clear.
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