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5-Year-Old Boy Under Observation at NYC Hospital over Ebola Concerns

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getty 102714 ebolasituation?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1414408658731iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A 5-year-old boy is under observation at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Monday morning after experiencing a 103-degree fever after returning home from Guinea Saturday, prompting Ebola concerns, officials told ABC News.

The boy is in isolation, but has not been tested for Ebola and is not under quarantine, the city’s health department told ABC News.

Dr. Craig Spencer, who tested positive for Ebola Thursday, is in an isolation unit at the Manhattan hospital.


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