New Delhi, May 27 -- Amidst the recent surge in Ebola virus cases in several parts of Africa, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is closely monitoring the evolving situation, sources said.

Exercising abundant caution, one individual with recent travel history from Uganda, who reported mild symptoms of body ache, has been placed under isolation at the State-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Bengaluru for observation and further evaluation.

The individual is otherwise in a healthy condition till now, apart from mild bodyache. A sample has been collected and sent to the National Institute of Virology for laboratory testing. Test results are awaited.

The Health Ministry, in coordination with the concerned State authorities, is maint...