Police closed several platforms at Hamburg Central Station on Wednesday after a man on a train was suspected of being infected with the Marburg haemorrhagic fever, Bild reports.
The man is a German medical student who has just arrived by plane from Rwanda, where there is an ongoing viral outbreak. During the train journey, he experienced flu-like symptoms, and was therefore immediately taken to hospital in a special infection rescue vehicle.
The man's girlfriend, who was travelling with him, was also taken to hospital. The couple's luggage was also seized, Bild writes.
According to the newspaper, there were around 200 passengers on the train. The police are now to map out who has had contact with the presumed infected individuals.
Marburg is a virus similar to Ebola, with a mortality rate of up to 90 percent. The disease can cause high fever, severe headaches, and nausea. Infected individuals may also develop bleeding in the skin and internal organs. Transmission from person to person is possible through contact with bodily fluids.
Approved vaccines or medicines are lacking.
Source: Aftonbladet.se
