Five individuals remain under Ebola surveillance in Thailand

Deputy permanent secretary for health Dr Wachira Pengjuntr said two European engineers who travelled from Liberia and arrived in Thailand on December 24 were earlier suspected of carrying the disease as they had high fevers for two days after their arrival. However they were later diagnosed with malaria.
Both men are recovering now, said Dr Wachira, adding that only five persons remained under close surveillance in the country.
According to the World Health Organisation, the Ebola virus has infected more than 20,000 in the past year, mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.