"Evaluation Confirms Patient Seen At Hopkins Does Not Have Ebola"

Monday Jun 1st, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Baltimore City Health Department reports that clinical evaluation and laboratory tests conducted at Johns Hopkins Hospital have ruled out a diagnosis of Ebola for the patient who was admitted yesterday with a chief complaint of fever and a recent travel history to West Africa. The patient is expected to be discharged from the hospital today and poses no risk to the general public.

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