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Published 13:20 22 Aug 2014 BST
Updated 13:27 22 Aug 2014 BST
Tests for the ebola virus proved negative
Dessie Quinn from Mountcharles, Co. Donegal, had recently returned to Ireland after working in Sierra Leone, one of the countries that has been affected by the ebola outbreak.
The body of the 43-year-old was found in a house yesterday morning, according to RTÉ. The cause of death has not been revealed.
The statement reads in full:
The HSE has confirmed that laboratory test samples for an individual, who had recently returned from Africa, has proved negative for Ebola Virus. Infection control procedures, which had been put in place as a precautionary measure, will now be stepped down. The HSE expressed its condolences to the individual’s family and friends for their loss. Further information on Ebola virus disease can be found on the HPSC’s website at http://www.hpsc.ie/ and http://www.hpsc.ie/A-Z/Vectorborne/ViralHaemorrhagicFever/Ebola/.
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