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CDC Hazmat crew removes vomiting Liberian from Brussels to Newark flight, Ebola ‘unlikely’
| WTF News | A father and daughter from Liberia were removed from a United Airlines plane in Newark by a CDC HAZMAT crew after the man vomited. The flight originated in Brussels, where the first US Ebola patient traveled through on his way to America.
ABC 7 New York An official who had been briefed on the situation said the passenger was “vomiting on the flight but did not display most of the other symptoms.” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Officials with the CDC removed the two passengers from the plane while other passengers remained on board. The man and his daughter were both escorted by a CDC crew in full HAZMAT gear. The daughter did not exhibit any symptoms. They were taken to University Hospital where the emergency room will not accept anyone else for four hours.
A Reuters report claims the CDC thinks Ebola is unlikely in this case but the passengers were taken to a Newark hospital for precaution.
Reuters An airport official told the Record that CDC officials do not believe the pair are sick with Ebola. All the other passengers on the flight from Brussels were cleared to leave the plane, the official said.
