Is Ebola In Uk Now?

It seems Ebola virus is now a world case rather than African disease as portrayed by developed countries like Britain, America at the initial stage of the outbreak.

A British man has died of suspected Ebola in the Macedonian capital of Skopje despite not having been to Africa, but doctors are also investigating whether he died because of alcoholism.

If confirmed, the unnamed 58-year-old is the first British victim of the Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands in West Africa and has spread to North America and Europe.

The man's death and nationality was confirmed by the Macedonian Foreign Ministry last night and the its head of infectious diseases, Dr Jovanka Kostovska,  said the Briton had been suffering from fever, vomiting and internal bleeding.

'These are all symptoms of Ebola, which raises suspicions with this patient,' she said, but added: 'We got information from several places that the patient frequently and in large quantities consumed alcohol, which can give a similar clinical picture and other diseases'.

A second man, 72, a friend of the deceased, has also shown symptoms of Ebola, she said.

Macedonian officials said last night the unnamed victim had flown the Skopje directly from Britain and had not been to any countries known to be battling Ebola outbreaks.

It raises the terrifying possibility that he contracted the disease in the UK or Macedonia.

First case: Macedonian police guard the entrance of a quarantined hotel in Skopje where a British man staying there has died of Ebola and his travelling companion has showed symptoms of the disease