False alarm over ebola in Athens

The first Greek man, an architect who had recently traveled to Nigeria, was undergoing tests at an Athens hospital, a health ministry spokesman said.

“It is likely that the man checked himself in” he said, declining to give further details on the patient or the case. The ministry had earlier identified the patient as Nigerian.

Another feared Ebola case involving a different Greek who had traveled to Nigeria was investigated earlier this week and turned out to be malaria, he added.

It turns out that both men are actually suffering from malaria, the symptoms of which are not at all similar with those of Ebola. The announcement was made by the Health ministry in the afternoon.

After today's recommendation from the World Health Organization, a conference was called in the Health ministry, with the participation of the minister Makis Vorides and health officials.