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Patient Admitted to UConn Health Center With Possible Ebola Virus
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(Published Wednesday, May 13, 2015)
Updated 59 minutes ago
A patient admitted to John Dempsey Hospital at the UConn Health Center in Farmington with a fever on Tuesday night is in isolation to be monitored for the possibility that he was infected with Ebola Virus.
Officials from UConn said other diagnoses are more likely, but the possibility of Ebola virus infection could not be completely ruled out because of the symptoms and because of the fact he was in Liberia from November 2014 until April 30, 2015.
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The man was in Libera to help with Ebola efforts, did not have direct contact with patients, Skolnik said. Instead, he was working in an administrative role.
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The patient has experienced symptoms for a couple days and arrived at the hospital at 7:17 p.m. on Tuesday with fever and muscle aches, general symptoms of many illnesses, according to Skolnick.
"He was present at some Ebola virus treatment centers, but did not have direct patient contact. He infact had an administrative role, which is one of the reasons he's at very low risk for this disease," Skolnik said.
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(Published Wednesday, May 13, 2015)
Updated 59 minutes ago
A patient admitted to John Dempsey Hospital at the UConn Health Center in Farmington with a fever on Tuesday night is in isolation to be monitored for the possibility that he was infected with Ebola Virus.
Officials from UConn said other diagnoses are more likely, but the possibility of Ebola virus infection could not be completely ruled out because of the symptoms and because of the fact he was in Liberia from November 2014 until April 30, 2015.
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The man was in Libera to help with Ebola efforts, did not have direct contact with patients, Skolnik said. Instead, he was working in an administrative role.
...
The patient has experienced symptoms for a couple days and arrived at the hospital at 7:17 p.m. on Tuesday with fever and muscle aches, general symptoms of many illnesses, according to Skolnick.
"He was present at some Ebola virus treatment centers, but did not have direct patient contact. He infact had an administrative role, which is one of the reasons he's at very low risk for this disease," Skolnik said.
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