Dr. Craig Spencer Cleared of Ebola, Will Be Released from New York City Hospital

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The New York City doctor who tested positive for the Ebola virus in October is scheduled to be released from the hospital today. 

On Oct. 23, 33-year-old Craig Spencer was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with a fever exceeding 100 degrees. Spencer had recently worked with Doctors Without Borders to treat Ebola patients in Guinea. A few hours after being admitted to Bellevue, tests confirmed that traces of the virus were found in Spencer's system:


Dr. Spencer was given a range of treatments, including an experimental drug and blood plasma donated by a recovered Ebola patient, Nancy Writebol, a 59-year-old missionary who contracted the virus in Liberia.


His condition was serious at first, but by last week, he had recovered enough that he asked for, and was given, his banjo and an exercise bicycle to pass the time while he was in isolation.

In a statement, hospital spokeswoman Ana Marengo said that Spencer presents "no public health risk."

[via New York Times]

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