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Update: Man Most likely does NOT have Ebola but they are still testing him/waiting for tests to come back.

"A New York City hospital is examining a sick patient who recently returned from a West African country where the deadly Ebola virus has been spreading, but authorities said it's unlikely that the man has Ebola."

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/New-York-City-Hospital-...

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The HN title is linkbaity (and editorialized). The original is better:

"Patients’ Symptoms Raise Concern About Ebola in New York"

Which is true, and still interesting. At this point, I wouldn't bet against the disease showing up in an international city, and it's nice to know the state of things.

It wasn't editorialized. The NYT changed their title. You can still see the original in the URL.

We've followed suit.

It is much more likely than not that the patient has something much more common like malaria, but until they are certain the authorities will only say it is unlikely even if they are pretty sure he has ebola. To do so would just generate panic while doing very little to help track down all the people who recently came in contact with the patient.

The [NYC] Health Department issued this statement on the Mount Sinai patient suspected of Ebola: "After consultation with CDC and Mount Sinai, the [NYC] Health Department has concluded that the patient is unlikely to have Ebola. Specimens are being tested for common causes of illness and to definitively exclude Ebola."

-- http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml

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