A patient with flu-like symptoms is in isolation at a Cleveland hospital after a trip to Africa. What we know

(This article has been updated to add new information.)

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

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

Here’s what to know.

The lone patient had just returned from Tanzania

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

A hospital spokesperson told the station that the patient had just flown 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 doctors at UH and the state health department determined the cause of the patient’s symptoms was culture, according to 19 News.

A rare flu-like disease kills 143 in the Congo

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

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

The cases are concentrated in Congo’s southwestern state of Kangoo, where 360 ​​people have been infected since October, according to the website FluTrackers.com, which reports on the area.

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

This article originally appeared on the Akron Beacon Journal: A patient is alone in a Cleveland hospital after a trip to Africa.