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    "title": "Belgian doctors briefed after false Ebola alarm in Roeselare",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-27 11:20:20",
    "published_at": "2026-05-27 11:20:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-doctors-briefed-after-false-ebola-alarm-in-roeselare",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Doctors across Belgium have been rebriefed on emergency procedures for suspected Ebola cases, the Federal Public Service for Public Health confirmed on Wednesday, amid heightened vigilance following a false alarm in Roeselare earlier this week.</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">No confirmed Ebola cases have been detected in Belgium. However, health authorities say hospitals and general practitioners have again been informed of protocols to follow if a patient presents with symptoms consistent with the virus. </p><p style=\"text-align: left\">&ldquo;We have once again thoroughly informed hospitals and doctors about the emergency procedures in the event of a suspected infection with the Ebola virus,&rdquo; said Annelies Wynant, spokesperson for the FPS Public Health, as reported by Belga.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">The reminder comes as a precautionary measure in light of increased international awareness of Ebola outbreaks in Africa and the possibility that travellers could present with symptoms upon return to Europe.</p><div id=\"bookmark-d740d375-173c-4637-93e9-9a8938851f86\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-institute-fears-major-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F199a1ba0-a615-47ca-b78e-7e6b271dc06d%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=a7eda10dcd2a1f93ff98c7202307ed29)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-institute-fears-major-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"d740d375-173c-4637-93e9-9a8938851f86\"\n           >\n                Belgian institute fears major Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                All the conditions are in place for a major Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, fears Laurens Liesenborghs, a specialist at the Institute of...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fbelgian-institute-fears-major-ebola-outbreak-in-congo-and-uganda&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Ebola typically begins with sudden fever, fatigue, headache, muscle pain and eye inflammation, followed in more severe cases by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, abdominal pain and, in some cases, internal or external bleeding.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Authorities stressed that hospitals are trained to activate isolation protocols immediately upon identification of a suspected case. Similar procedures were briefly activated on Monday evening at a hospital in Roeselare after a patient showed possible symptoms, but subsequent testing ruled out infection, and the alert was lifted.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Health officials note that such incidents are relatively common during periods of heightened alert and are treated as precautionary rather than indicative of confirmed risk, with laboratory testing required to rule out infection.<br>\u200b</p><p><sup>AZ Delta hospital in Roeselare. &copy;BELGA PHOTO KURT DESPLENTER</sup></p><hr /><p><strong>Related news</strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-68417787-a544-470c-b91a-ec097f25cb21\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/ebola-outbreak-forces-congolese-squad-to-prepare-for-world-cup-in-belgium\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2Fe0698cbc-a9c5-455f-896d-a152662ce4b2%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=069f1ad23170c000fe024e8167e779b8)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/ebola-outbreak-forces-congolese-squad-to-prepare-for-world-cup-in-belgium\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"68417787-a544-470c-b91a-ec097f25cb21\"\n           >\n                Ebola outbreak forces Congolese squad to prepare for World Cup in Belgium            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                The Congolese national football team will carry out part of its World Cup preparations in Belgium due to the recent Ebola outbreak.            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Febola-outbreak-forces-congolese-squad-to-prepare-for-world-cup-in-belgium&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<div id=\"bookmark-bc86c3a2-18a0-4f71-9e5e-096d8561083b\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-tests-response-to-ebola-like-outbreak-scenario-in-national-exercise\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F90cf07df-89d0-4161-b94b-4969246e8c0c%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=1fb5c774621a5d781d1dc1189cf8e4e8)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-tests-response-to-ebola-like-outbreak-scenario-in-national-exercise\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"bc86c3a2-18a0-4f71-9e5e-096d8561083b\"\n           >\n                Belgium tests response to Ebola-like outbreak scenario in national exercise            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                Belgium&#039;s Health ministry has conducted an exercise with a range of partner organisations to test Belgium\u2019s response to an outbreak of an unknown...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fbelgium-tests-response-to-ebola-like-outbreak-scenario-in-national-exercise&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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