Ebola ruled out for 2 patients in isolation at D.C.-area hospitals; 1 has malaria
By Jennifer Donelan, Kevin Lewis
WJLA.com
October 4, 2014
WASHINGTON (WJLA/ABC News) – Two people who were hospitalized in isolation units at D.C. area hospitals on Friday have been declared to not have Ebola, officials confirmed Saturday. One of the cases turned out to be malaria.
One of the patients was being treated at D.C.’s Howard University Hospital, while the other was was admitted at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Montgomery County, Md.
The Howard patient, who had just returned to the U.S. after visiting Nigeria, was listed in stable condition with “symptoms that could be associated with Ebola,” a hospital statement said.
The Shady Grove patient had “flu-like symptoms and a travel history that matches criteria for possible Ebola,” officials there said in statement. But they added the individual was “showing signs of improvement” over the past 24 hours. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital released a statement Friday night saying its patient had malaria, not Ebola.
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