Patient with flu-like symptoms isolated at Cleveland hospital after Africa trip. What we know

(This story was updated to add new information.)

A patient displaying flu-like symptoms was isolated at University Hospitals in Cleveland after recently returning from a trip to Africa, 19 News is reporting, but has since been released.

The patient had flown in from Tanzania, a neighboring country to Congo, where a mysterious illness has killed more than 100 people.

Here’s what to know.

Patient in isolation had just returned from Tanzania

UH staff were “utilizing proper masking and isolation protocols,” 19 News reports, after a patient with flu-like symptoms arrived to UH St. John Medical Center’s Emergency Department.

A hospital spokesperson told the station that the patient recently traveled from Tanzania to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

The patient was isolated and under evaluation, according to the spokesperson, and their condition was reported to the Ohio Department of Health. He was released Friday, 19 News reports.

Infectious disease specialists at UH and the state health department determined the cause of the patient’s symptoms was routine, per 19 News.

Mysterious flu-like disease kills 143 in Congo

A mysterious flu-like disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 143 people during the past month, USA TODAY reports.

Reuters reports those infected experience flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches. The disease seems to affect women and children over age 15 the worst.

The cases are centered in Congo’s southwestern province, Kwango, where at least 376 people have been infected since October, according to the website FluTrackers.com, which cites local sources.

Congo borders Tanzania to the east. However, the Kwango province is on the opposite side of the country from Tanzania.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Patient isolated at Cleveland hospital with illness after Africa trip