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New York Doctor Has Ebola

October 24, 2014

A New York city-based doctor who recently returned from Guinea has tested positive for Ebola.
 

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Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, arrived New York city from the West African country of Guinea on October 17th  2014 after helping with the treatment of Ebola victims in Guinea as a volunteer with Doctors Without borders. He came back without any symptoms until  yesterday when his temperature shot up to 103 degrees fahrenheit according to New York city health officials.
 
Spencer is currently admitted to Bellevue Hospital in New York and isolated for treatment in a special ward. He is believed to be very ill. His fiance and two other friends who had been in contact with him are currently under quarantine by the city.