An Irish engineer who
died at home after returning from working in Sierra Leone had not contracted
the Ebola virus, health chiefs have confirmed.
Dessie Quinn, 43, was
being treated for malaria after returning two weeks ago from the West African
country and was found dead in bed in Co Donegal by a friend in the early hours
of yesterday.
Medics ordered blood
tests following a postmortem investigation into his sudden death amid fears he
may have been suffering from the incurable Ebola.
The Quinn family said they
had been kept in the dark and were not notified of health chiefs' concerns
before a statement on the precautionary investigation was released to national
media in Ireland yesterday.
The agency said:
"The Health Service Executive (HSE) has confirmed that laboratory test
samples for an individual, who had recently returned from Africa, has proved
negative for Ebola virus.
"Infection control
procedures, which had been put in place as a precautionary measure, will now be
stepped down.
"The HSE expressed
its condolences to the individual's family and friends for their loss."
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