The American who was suspected to be carrying the Ebola virus at the Nyaho Clinic in Accra is reported dead after blood testing on him revealed signs of the disease were glaring.

The man, name withheld, died yesterday afternoon while under surveillance at the infirmary.

He arrived from Guinea on Sunday and reported at the clinic for medical attention.

As a result, Ghana’s Health Ministry has been  meeting with stakeholders to strategize on how to contain the deadly Ebola virus, should it break out in the country.

There have been some 467 deaths out of 759 cases reported in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia as at June 30, this year.

Initial tests run on the American, according to the source, was inconclusive because the officials used the wrong reagent (chemical).

Hospital sources told Joy News “the test should have taken Noguchi not more than five hours.”

The Public Relations Officer of the Health Ministry, Tony Goodman told Myjoyonline.com that the Ministry has requested for some reagents from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to help the investigations.

Myjoyonline.com has learnt that the blood samples are likely to be flown to Atlanta in the United States for further testing.

Early on, Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkodie told Joy News more work would be done later today on the sample before a conclusion could be reached.