BREAKING NEWS (Dr. Craig Spencer NOW tested Positive for Ebola)....New York City Dr. Craig Spencer, Who Treated Ebola Patients In Guinea Taken To Bellevue Hospital With High Fever....He is in his mid-30s and an employee of Doctors Without Borders, reported a 103-degree fever and nausea.

 The Huffington Post | By Alana Horowitz & Anna Almendrala Email Posted: 10/23/2014 3:13 pm EDT
A New York City doctor who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea was taken to the hospital on Thursday with Ebola-like symptoms.
Doctor who treated Ebola patients is rushed to NYC hospital
Dr. Craig Spencer
According to the New York Post, the doctor, who CBS New York confirmed is male and in his mid-30s and an employee of Doctors Without Borders, reported a 103-degree fever and nausea.
Both CBS New York and the New York Post reported that the doctor's name is Craig Spencer.
The New York City Department of Health confirmed that a patient who had recently traveled in Africa was being tested for Ebola at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. Test results are expected within the next 12 hours.
Ebola
Ebola Virus
Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières) also confirmed that a person in New York who had recently worked with the organization in West Africa reported a fever to them Thursday morning. The organization immediately notified the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene with the news. As with all Doctors Without Borders staff who return from working with Ebola patients, the person had been monitoring his health daily since returning from his trip.
At this stage Doctors Without Borders said it will not be providing any further details about its colleague. HuffPost reached out to officials from Bellevue and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but did not receive immediate comment. more

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