Ebola virus disease

Macedonia's Health Ministry has not confirmed a case of a death caused by the Ebola virus disease in the country.

On Thursday, Macedonian and international media outlets reported that a British national had died of suspected Ebola at a clinic in Skopje and second British national had also been reported to have shown symptoms of the virus.

The Health Ministry's general secretary Christina Papanikolaou said on Friday that Greek authorities were braced to deal with a potential Ebola infection in Greece in the wake of several cases being reported in Spain, the Former Yuguslav Republic of Macedonia and the Czech Republic.

A top US health official urged swift action Thursday to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from becoming the next AIDS epidemic, while a Spanish nurse was at "serious risk" of dying.

A British man national has died in Macedonia of suspected Ebola.

The man died at the clinic of Infectious Disease in Skopje, according to reports of Macedonian TV station Alfa TV, as cited by The Guardian.

The man died shortly after being admitted to hospital.

Meanwhile, a second British national was also reported to have shown symptoms of the virus.

Jovanka Kostovska from the Commission for Infective Diseases told reporters on Thursday evening that a British national died today in Skopje, possibly of Ebola.

Health Ministry officials will be meeting with representatives of the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) on Friday to discuss measures being taken to deal with a potential Ebola infection in Greece in the wake of six cases being reported in Spain.

The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the US died despite intense but delayed treatment, and the government announced it was expanding airport examinations to guard against the spread of the disease

A Turkish worker employed in Nigeria has been rushed to an Istanbul hospital with the suspicion of Ebola, after showing signs of a high fever and diarrhea

A Spanish nurse has contracted Ebola after treating two patients who died from the disease at a Madrid hospital in the first known case of transmission outside of Africa

An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network said on Oct. 2