A US Health Worker Is Flown Home For Ebola Tests In Atlanta

A US health care worker who has been assisting efforts in west Africa has been flown to the United States to be tested for Ebola in Atlanta, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Emory University Hospital will monitor the patient to see if they have been infected, spokeswoman Holly Korschun told AFP.

"An American health care worker from West Africa who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus is being transferred to Emory University Hospital's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit for monitoring and observation to see if an infection has been acquired," the medical center said in a statement.

"We do not have a time of arrival and cannot share more details out of respect for patient privacy and in accordance with the patient's wishes."

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