Written by Michael Flynn
Updated at 2:21p.m.
Samples have been sent to the Center for Disease Control where the possibility of an Ebola can be ruled out definitively, however hospital officials do not believe there is any cause for alarm.
Updated at 1:35 p.m.
Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City is evaluating a patient who has been admitted with symptoms that, though unlikely, might indicate an Ebola virus infection, according to a report featured on the Salt Lake Tribune website. The patient, it is reported, is believed to have recently been to Africa.
The Tribune also reports that a spokesperson fro the hospital said that, although hospital staff have determined that an Ebola infection is unlikely, the hospital intends to take the opportunity to put their emergency plan into action as a precaution.
A press conference was scheduled at Primary Children’s Hospital for 1:00 p.m. This story will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
