Rachel Keenan

A patient admitted to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow is being tested for suspected Ebola, though no confirmed cases currently exist in Scotland. Public Health Scotland and UKHSA are monitoring travel routes from affected regions, noting low risk to the UK and established NHS protocols for detection and management. The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in nearly 700 cases and 138 deaths, prompting international support. The UK has committed funding and deployed specialists to assist the World Health Organisation’s response efforts in the DRC and surrounding areas to strengthen epidemiology, risk communication, infection control and regional health security.