Report: Man admitted to hospital for Ebola 'unlikely' to have disease
NEW YORK — New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said a man who was tested for Ebola at Mount Sinai Hospital is "unlikely" to have the virus. The patient was admitted to the hospital early Monday with a fever and gastrointestinal problems. He recently visited a West African country where Ebola was reported, according to the Washington Post.
Two Americans who contracted the disease while overseas in Liberia are currently being treated with an experimental drug that seems to be improving their conditions, according to a report. They are receiving treatment in Atlanta.
The Centers for Disease Control took to twitter on Monday afternoon to answer quetions from Twitter users surrounding the transmission of the disease, the risk of the disease spreading in the United States, and other concerns.
.@OpheliaInWaders Poor health care, first time having #Ebola in this region, mobile rural population, and not well prepared. #CDCchat
— CDC (@CDCgov) August 4, 2014
.@itsmealexandra Very low risk, given the quality of our hospitals and healthcare system. #cdcchat #ebola
— CDC (@CDCgov) August 4, 2014