A woman is being tested for Ebola in Australia.

It is understood the 18-year-old, who had recently travelled from West Africa, has displayed signs of a fever.

She arrived in Queensland 11 days ago and was one of nine family members who flew to Australia from Guinea.

Officials were notified a few days before that they were arriving and they were met at the airport.

The nine were then put in home quarantine, where eight of them remain, while the 18-year-old is now in the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Australia.

Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young has given this statement: