Australia has survived an Ebola scare after a man was rushed to hospital with symptoms of the deadly virus.

The man was sent to Monash Medical Centre on Tuesday before he was transported to Royal Melbourne Hospital after he had recently returned from Africa.

He was placed in a negative pressure ventilation room in intensive care and was discharged on Wednesday when tests revealed he did not have the infection.

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