国际英语新闻:Somalia rules out outbreak of Ebola virus

MOGADISHU, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Somali government on Saturday confirmed that there are no cases of the Ebola virus in the Horn of Africa nation.

Health Minister Ali Mohamed Mohamud refuted local media reports that there was suspected Ebola case in the town of Buulo Sharey in the lower Shabelle region.

"As soon as we heard the rumours of a case of Ebola virus in Somalia, we acted quickly and decisively to isolate the alleged victim, a Somali citizen named Abdulkadir Jinow Barow, and those who had been in contact with him," Mohamud said.

He said it soon became apparent that the man did not have the Ebola virus, but he was nonetheless moved to Mogadishu as a precautionary measure, and put through a series of tests by health ministry doctors.

"He has now been given the all clear and we can state categorically that there has been no outbreak of Ebola in Somalia, " the minister said.