Victoria has passed its first test of dealing with an Ebola scare, the government and health authorities say.
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Last Friday a young child was suspected of having the deadly disease which activated the state's response plan for Ebola. Tests at the Royal Children's Hospital proved negative.
A one-year-old child from West Africa, who had returned to Australia early last week, was tested for Ebola at the Children's hospital after being initially treated at Frankston Hospital with diarrhoea-like symptoms on Friday night.
The hospital's chief medical officer Dr Peter McDougall said the system, including placing the child into isolation and ensuring staff were well protected, worked well.
"We have a very careful plan in place for managing a child with suspected Ebola virus," Dr McDougall said.
"The teamwork was wonderful."
The test, which involves blood tests and a throat swab, only takes four hours.
Health Minister David Davis said it was the first scare in Victoria.
