The death of a South African man in Brazil was not caused by the arenavirus, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday.
It is highly unlikely that the death of a South African man in Brazil was caused by a new type of arenavirus, it was reported on Thursday.
A man presenting symptoms similar to viral haemorrhagic fever has been admitted to the Life Fourways Hospital in Johannesburg.
One of the most lethal viruses known to science has made its appearance in Africa, but naming it has been held up by political sensitivities.
Tests indicate that the haemorrhagic disease that killed three people in the country is a new type of arenavirus, the SABC reported on Monday.
The nursing sister being treated for an arenavirus is still in a serious condition at the Morningside Medi-Clinic, a spokesperson said on Monday.
A Morningside Medi-Clinic nurse is confirmed to have contracted the recently identified arenavirus, which led to the deaths of three people.
