A Gold Coast man who was rushed to hospital with Ebola-like symptoms poses “no risk” to the public, Queensland Health has said.

Michael Walsh, 27, felt “vaguely unwell” in the Southport Watchhouse after he was caught climbing a high-rise building overnight.

He said he returned from Congo, in West Africa, on August 27 via Perth airport and expressed concern that he might have contracted the deadly disease.

This afternoon, a Queensland Health spokeswoman said the man had been all but cleared of Ebola and was “not infectious”, with blood tests sent for analysis as a final precaution.

“This gentleman is of no risk to anyone,” she said.

“This is not a risk to Queenslanders.”

She stressed Ebola was difficult to contract as it is not airborne and can only be spread once symptoms have appeared.

Mr Walsh had no sign of fever, a key indicator of Ebola, she added.

The virus is transmitted via bodily fluid contact and symptoms, including fever, muscle weakness, vomiting, rashes and bleeding, can take up to 21 days to appear.

Paramedics, wearing full protective gear, rushed the Southport man to Gold Coast University Hospital at 7.40am.

He was placed in a quarantine unit as a precaution.

“(Our) initial clinical assessment suggests it is exceedingly unlikely that the patient has Ebola Virus Disease,” Gold Coast Health Acting Chief Executive Damian Green said at the time.

“But he is being isolated in accordance with national guidelines.”

Despite the apparent false alarm, senior health officials have praised the efforts of the hospital and paramedics.

“It’s actually a case of the system working well,” a spokeswoman for the Australian Department of Health said.

“If someone has travel history and someone – a GP, a paramedic, a doctor – spots a fever than they’re sent for testing.”