--- title: Brazil Treating First Suspected Ebola Case description: Brazil is treating its first suspected case of the Ebola virus, the country's Health Ministry announced Thursday night. canonical: https://time.com/3490020/brazil-ebola/ author: Alex Rogers article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-10T13:30:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:42:41.308Z article:section: Health og:title: Brazil Treating First Suspected Ebola Case og:description: Brazil is treating its first suspected case of the Ebola virus, the country's Health Ministry announced Thursday night. og:url: https://time.com/3490020/brazil-ebola/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2321a6542c7a2bab/6986a6d01eebf771f4373073/h_51542811.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Electron micrograph of Ebola virus og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Brazil Treating First Suspected Ebola Case twitter:description: Brazil is treating its first suspected case of the Ebola virus, the country's Health Ministry announced Thursday night. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2321a6542c7a2bab/6986a6d01eebf771f4373073/h_51542811.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Brazil Announces First Suspected Ebola Case > Sponsored content. 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NIAID/EPA by [Alex Rogers](https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Oct 10, 2014 1:30 PM UTC Brazil is treating its first suspected case of the Ebola virus, the country’s [Health Ministry](http://portalsaude.saude.gov.br/index.php/cidadao/principal/agencia-saude/15002-ministerio-informa-sobre-caso-suspeito) announced Thursday night. A 47-year-old man arrived in Brazil on Sept. 19 from Guinea and reported he had a fever on Oct. 8, within the 21-day Ebola incubation limit. He has no other symptoms, like bleeding or vomiting, but has been put in isolation and flown to the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rio de Janeiro per the country’s security protocol. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are the three West African countries hardest hit by the virus. 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