A man suffering from a rare tropical illness is under quarantine at a high security infectious diseases unit in Lonndon,England.
The 66-year-old is suffering from Lassa fever, an infection which comes from the same family as the deadly Ebola virus.
He is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital, where doctors describe his situation as "stable".
It has been confirmed that he had recently been travelling in Nigeria.
Lassa fever is endemic in parts of Africa, where it is spread in the droppings of infected rats.
Although 80% of cases produce no symptoms, the remainder develop a severe multi-system disease affecting several organs in the body.
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