New York hospital isolates patient for possible Ebola
- 10 years ago
Mount Sinai hospital in Manhattan says it's quarantined a patient for possible Ebola symptoms.
Officials there say the man, who had recently been to West Africa where Ebola is spreading, arrived at their emergency room in the early morning hours of Monday.
He was showing signs of high fever and stomach ache -- the tell-tale signs of the deadly disease.
Within seven minutes, officials say, the patient was isolated and put on observation.
SOUNDBITE: DR. JEREMY BOAL, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL, SAYING:
"Odd are this is not Ebola. It's much more likely that it's a much more common condition."
Samples from the patient were sent to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and could be back as early as Tuesday.
Meanwhile, health officials tell the public there's no need to worry.
They don't believe anyone was put at risk for contracting the disease.
SOUNDBITE: UNIDENTIFIED HOSPITAL OFFICIAL SAYING SAYING:
"People s
Officials there say the man, who had recently been to West Africa where Ebola is spreading, arrived at their emergency room in the early morning hours of Monday.
He was showing signs of high fever and stomach ache -- the tell-tale signs of the deadly disease.
Within seven minutes, officials say, the patient was isolated and put on observation.
SOUNDBITE: DR. JEREMY BOAL, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER. MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL, SAYING:
"Odd are this is not Ebola. It's much more likely that it's a much more common condition."
Samples from the patient were sent to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and could be back as early as Tuesday.
Meanwhile, health officials tell the public there's no need to worry.
They don't believe anyone was put at risk for contracting the disease.
SOUNDBITE: UNIDENTIFIED HOSPITAL OFFICIAL SAYING SAYING:
"People s