Man taken off flight from Belgium does not have Ebola

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Sun, 2014-10-05 13:54 — mike kraft

Phildalphie Inquirer Last updated: Sunday, October 5, 2014, 7:33 AM

By Erin Arvedund

Philadelphia --The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Saturday night that the sick passenger taken from United Flight 998 at Newark Liberty International Airport to be tested for Ebola did not have the virus in his system.

After The Boeing 777, which had arrived from Brussels, Belgium, with 253 passengers and 14 crew members, CDC officials in hazmat suits and officers from the Port Authority Police Department boarded the plane, said department spokeswoman Erica Dumas.

... the sick passenger - who had been vomiting - was taken to Newark's University Hospital to be checked out.

Several hours later, the CDC announced that the patient had been evaluated "in coordination with federal, state, and local public health officials" and the tests indicated he was not infected with the Ebola virus, said CDC spokeswoman Sharon Hoskins.

In fact, he had a "minor treatable condition unrelated to Ebola," the New Jersey Department of Health said. The nature of that condition was not disclosed.

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