Nigerian Student Hospitalized in Russia with Suspected Ebola Virus

A Nigerian student
has been hospitalized in the Russian city of Penza on
suspicion of having Ebola virus , he is currently being
tested, the local media reported on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old young man came to Russia on October 17
for an education program at a local architectural
university. Since his arrival, he has made contact with
over 24 foreign students. All of them have been isolated
until the results of the analyses arrive back from
Moscow. They are expected to be ready on October 30.
In case the student tests positive for the Ebola virus,
Russia has all the vaccines and necessary medication to
cope with the disease, an assistant professor at the Virus
Science Department of the First Moscow State Medical
University told Rossiya Segodnya.