Two people in the Washington DC area were placed in isolation today, Friday October 03, 2014 after being admitted to hospitals with possible Ebola symptoms.
One of the patients, who had recently returned from Nigeria, was listed in a stable condition at Howard University Hospital in the capital.
Officials at the hospital said the patient is being kept in isolation, and the medical center has activated its infection control protocols ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
‘Our medical team continues to evaluate and monitor progress in close collaboration with the CDC and the Department of Health,’ hospital spokesperson Kerry-Ann Hamilton in a statement to NBC Washington.
Dr. Dan Childs, ABC News' chief medical expert, said that since Nigeria is no longer considered an Ebola 'hot spot,' the chances of the patient having the virus are fairly low, WJLA reported.
Meanwhile, it was reported Friday afternoon that another person was a admitted at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Montgomery County, Maryland, suffering from symptoms consistent with the deadly virus.
Officials at the clinic said in a statement the patent had ‘flu-like symptoms and a travel history that matches criteria for possible Ebola.’
However, the person has been showing signs of improvement over the past 24 hours, and test results have shown that the patient has another illness.
'We do not have a confirmed diagnosis of Ebola,' the statement read.
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