Health Care Worker Who Recently Treated Ebola Patients Has Developed Fever in NJ

Just a day after one New York doctor was diagnosed with Ebola, another health care worker in quarantine in New Jersey has now developed a fever, after returning home from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone.

This female health care flew into Newark Airport and while she had no symptoms, she had already been in quarantine:

#Breaking NJ officials say health worker quarantined earlier at #EWR has "developed a fever," in isolation at #Newark hospital @ABC7NY

— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) October 25, 2014

Patient did not have fever when stopped at #EWR with new NY/NJ protocols. Devleoped fever in quarantine #BREAKING

— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) October 25, 2014

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tweeted confirmation that this individual is in isolation and being treated at the University Hospital Newark:

"This evening, that health care worker developed a fever & is in isolation &being evaluated at University Hospital Newark." @NJDeptofhealth

— Governor Christie (@GovChristie) October 25, 2014

UPDATE –– 10/25, 10:30 a.m.: After being held overnight, she has tested negative for Ebola.

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