THE PERSON ADMITTED TO SANTA FE'S CHRISTUS ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL RECENTLY WITH WHAT SOME THOUGHT WERE SYMPTOMS OF THE EBOLA VIRUS DOES NOT HAVE THE DEADLY DISEASE AFTER ALL. KENNY VIGIL WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PATIENT DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR EBOLA TESTING … MAINLY HAVING TRAVELED TO THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE THE VIRUS HAS KILLED THOUSANDS.
VIGIL SAYS THE PATIENT'S TRAVEL HISTORY SHOWED NO TRIPS WERE MADE TO THOSE COUNTRIES. MEANWHILE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS STILL DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN TREATING THE PATIENT.
