The late Dessie Quinn.
The Co Donegal man at the centre of the Ebola scare did NOT die from the virus, a Health Service Executive (HSE) source has confirmed.
The family of Dessie Quinn (44) have been informed of the news in the past few minutes.
They have now asked for privacy at this time.
It is not understood a cause of death will be confirmed today but will be dealt with at a future sitting of the Coroner’s Court.
Details of Mr Quinn’s funeral are now being arranged by his heartbroken family.
The dead man was being treated for malaria but passed away yesterday after returning home to Donegal from Sierra Leone in South Afriaca where he had been working.
A HSE statement released last night confirmed an investigation had been launched as Mr Quinn had shown Ebola-like symptoms.
His remains were placed in isolation at Letterkenny General Hospital before tests were carried out first thing this morning.
Those tests have now been complete and a source has confirmed that Mr Quinn did not die as a result of the Ebola virus.
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