A Doctors Without Borders physician who recently returned from West Africa is at a New York hospital for isolation and testing for the Ebola virus, authorities said.
The 33-year-old physician, employed at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, developed a fever, nausea, pain and fatigue Wednesday night, a law enforcement official briefed on the matter told CNN. On Thursday morning, he was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for testing.
The doctor, who returned from West Africa about 10 days ago, has been identified as Craig Spencer, according to law enforcement officials.
At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to allay public concerns about the spread of the deadly virus, saying that "careful protocols were followed every step of the way" in the city's handling of the case. The doctor has "worked closely" with health officials, the mayor said.
The doctor exhibited symptoms of the Ebola virus for "a very brief period of time" and had direct contact with "very few people" in New York, de Blasio told reporters.
"The important thing to remember here is, until we have full information, we can't draw conclusions," de Blasio said. "So we want to be careful not to make assumptions until all the testing is done."
On his Facebook page, Spencer posted a photo of himself in protective gear. The page indicates he went to Guinea around September 18 and later to Brussels in mid October.
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He went bowling and rode the subway apparently
Were all fu*ked