New York child doesn't have Ebola, initial test shows

[morningfog]

A child in New York City tested negative for Ebola on Monday, health officials announced.

The child, who had recently been in the Ebola-affected nation of Guinea, took ill Sunday night and was isolated at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, the officials said.

Additional Ebola tests will be conducted to make sure the child does not have the virus, and the child will stay in isolation until those results come back, the health department said in a statement.

The patient did not have a fever when first examined at the hospital but developed one at about 7 a.m., the department said.

Earlier on Monday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters the child's mother was being quarantined at Bellevue and had "no symptoms whatsoever."

http://m.therecord.com/news-story/4947095-new-york-child-doesn-t-have-ebola-initial-test-shows/

[Purveyor]

1. kick. Thanks for posting. +1 eom

[NutmegYankee]

2. Once flu season hits, this is going to get out of hand. nt

[TorchTheWitch]

3. I think it already is out of hand

I don't see any reason why every single person with flu-like symptoms needs to be publicly notified that they might have Ebola. It's stupid and just causes more fear. The press should just shut the hell up unless someone is found to be infected. There's already been so many of these false alarms it's already gotten ridiculous. Cripes, the "news" even shouted that Tori Spelling was admitted to the hospital with "Ebola-like" symptoms when she'd not been anywhere near anyone infected.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Imagine the next time there's a norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship...