A man who arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on Monday with a high fever and stomach problems is unlikely to be suffering from the Ebola virus, the New York Health Department said. The patient had been visiting a West African country where Ebola cases have been reported, but department officials said the patient had none of the known risk factors for Ebola. “After consultation with CDC and Mount Sinai, the 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,” it said in a statement. At a press conference Monday, hospital representatives said they believed the patient was suffering from a more common condition than Ebola and hoped to have a specific diagnosis within the next 48 hours. Africa is in the midst of the worst Ebola outbreak in history, with over 1,600…
