Three nationals from Ebola-affected Nigeria, who arrived in India on Saturday morning, have been admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for screening and treatment if required.
The three Nigerians, aged 79, 37 and four, had fever and their tests were being done at the National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi, an official release said.
In addition to this, a 32-year-old Indian from Durg in Chhattisgarh, who returned from Nigeria, has been admitted to a hospital in Bhilai.
His samples are also being tested at the NCDC, the release said.
The World Health Organisation has said air travel, even from Ebola-affected countries, is low-risk for transmission of the disease.
WHO has reported a total of 2,127 cases and 1,145 deaths due to Ebola from affected countries.
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