LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A nudist beach in the Canary Islands had a moment of Ebola panic after 19 West African immigrants arrived on the beach with reports of fever.

The immigrants, who were planning on starting a new life in Spain, landed on Gran Canaria beach of Maspalomas. They landed at 8:30 a.m. Friday with at least three of the arrivals hailing from Guinea and Sierra Leone -- two of the three countries severely affected by the Ebola outbreak.

The immigrants were isolated for hours with some going to the hospital and others were detained for deportation to their home countries after being collected in a dump truck. The dump truck was reportedly used because ambulances would have required multiple trips.

"It presents risks because it is an established destination." said Marco Aurelio Perez, the mayor of San Bartolome. "Unfortunately, illegal immigration has become a common sight in the West."

Ebola has claimed 4,818 lives, according to the latest figures from the WHO, and is only contagious if the symptoms are present, which is why the fever raised an alarm.

None of the immigrants tested positive for Ebola.

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