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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

Ebola Virus Infection Feared As Two Patients In NY Emergency Care Suspected Of Exposure: Symptoms You Should Know

Ebola scare in Manhattan after two patients at an urgent care center prompted a health alert. (Credit: X / Dara Marchica @Dara1Marchica)

Emergency personnel in hazmat suits transported two patients from a Manhattan urgent care centre to hospital on Sunday over a suspected Ebola exposure, which was later confirmed to be a false alarm.

According to law enforcement sources, first responders in protective suits removed the patients from a CityMD clinic at the intersection of East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. Officials later stated that norovirus, not Ebola, was the likely cause.

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