New York hospital patient tests negative for Ebola
(AP) -- A man who recently visited West Africa and then was hospitalized in New York City with a high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms does not have the Ebola virus. Mount Sinai Hospital said Wednesday
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Aug 7, 2014, 2:09 AM
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(AP) -- A man who recently visited West Africa and then was hospitalized in New York City with a high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms does not have the Ebola virus.
Mount Sinai Hospital said Wednesday the man tested negative for the deadly disease, which has erupted in West Africa.
The man was ill when he arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital early Monday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says three Americans in the United States have been tested for Ebola since the outbreak was first reported and those results were negative.
Officials at U.S. airports are watching travelers from Africa for flu-like symptoms that could be linked to Ebola.
The Ebola virus causes a hemorrhagic fever that has killed more than 900 people since the outbreak erupted.
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