New York Ebola doctor’s fiancee and TWO friends quarantined amid fears he gave them deadly virus – and there could be more after medic spent SEVEN days riding the subway, bowling and traveling in Uber taxis
Dr Craig Spencer, 33, who returned to the U.S. from Guinea where he was treating Ebola patients, was admitted to New York Hospital on Thursday
His fiancée Morgan Dixon, 30, is also in quarantine at Bellevue Hospital but does not have Ebola symptoms
Two of the doctors’ friends were also placed in quarantine at undisclosed location
An Uber cab driver, who drove Dr Spencer home from Brooklyn hours before he developed symptoms, was told he is not at risk
The doctor was taken to hospital from his home in Harlem on Thursday morning after developing an 100.3F fever, diarrhea and nausea
Spencer reported feeling sluggish on Tuesday but only developed a temperature on Thursday morning
On Wednesday night, Dr Spencer, who had been self-monitoring his symptoms, went to a bowling alley in Brooklyn by subway and taxi
‘Disease detectives’ from the CDC are now contact tracing to find others who may be at risk of Ebola
By Louise Boyle and Pedro Oliveira Jr. In Harlem, New York and James Nye and Josh Gardner
DailyMailUK
24 October 2014
There is growing concern today for those closest to New York’s Ebola-stricken doctor after his fiancée and two friends were placed in quarantine.
Dr Craig Spencer, 33, is in isolation at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after being confirmed as the first Ebola case in the country’s most populous city.
He was taken in an ambulance by a hazmat crew from his home in Harlem on Thursday morning with 100.3F fever, diarrhea, nausea, pain and fatigue.
The NYPD cordoned off the street and sealed the apartment where the doctor lives with his 30-year-old fiancee, Morgan Dixon. She is also in quarantine at Bellevue Hospital. Two of the doctors’ friends. were at undisclosed locations.
Dr Spencer returned to the U.S. on October 17 from Ebola ‘hot zone’ Guinea, where he was treating patients with non-profit group Doctors Without Borders. He was not in quarantine on his return to the U.S. but had been monitoring his temperature twice a day.
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