BUCHAREST - A man from Romania was admitted to an infectious disease institute in the capital Bucharest on Sunday after being suspected of catching Ebola, among other diseases, reported local media.

The 51-year old had recently come back from a business trip to Nigeria. He is from the city of Ploiesti, the Xinhua news agency reported.

"This morning, a 51-year-old adult displaying symptoms of fever, nausea, vomiting and bloody diarrhea was admitted to the Emergency Care Unit of the Ploiesti County Hospital," Xinhua quoted a statement from the Health Ministry as saying.

"At this moment, the patient is suspected of viral infection, but the etiological diagnosis is not known yet."