
An 18-year-old West African woman is being tested for Ebola after emigrating to Australia from Guinea with eight other family members 11 days ago, state health authorities said on Sunday, according to Reuters.
The woman, who has been in home quarantine and monitored by health authorities since her family's arrival, was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital on Sunday after telling health workers she had developed a fever, Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young told a media conference.
'She's otherwise well and she has been in home quarantine since the time she arrived into Queensland,' said Young, adding there was no risk to the Australian community.
The result of initial tests for the virus are expected by Monday.
The woman, who travelled to Australia with eight other members of her extended family, was met at the airport in Brisbane by health authorities as a precaution and has been monitored daily. All were placed in home quarantine.
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