Ebola test results in for patient in Colorado hospital
Tests have come back negative for Ebola in a patient who was taken to a Colorado hospital after displaying possible symptoms, health officials said Thursday.
Infectious diseases specialists from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and from University of Colorado Health were evaluating the patient, who recently travelled to an Ebola-affected country, CDPHE said in a statement. The department said test results show the patient did not have Ebola.
CBS Denver reports the patient will continue to receive medical care at the Medical Center of the Rockies, in Loveland, Colorado, about 50 miles north of Denver.
The patient, who wasn't identified, was transported to the hospital Wednesday evening by a specially equipped ambulance after becoming ill. The patient was being kept in medical isolation at the hospital.
Ebola symptoms may appear anywhere between 2 to 21 days after exposure and include a fever, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and lack of appetite.
The virus is spread through direct contact with blood and body fluids of a person already showing symptoms of Ebola. Ebola isn't spread through the air, water, food, or mosquitoes, health officials say.