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The person, who was not identified, had been in one of the
countries hardest hit by the outbreak just 18 days earlier, the
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in a
statement.
"Before death, this individual showed no symptoms of Ebola.
However due to travel history within the 21-day incubation
period and an abundance of caution, an Ebola test will be
performed on this individual's remains," the department said.
The department said results were expected on Wednesday morning.
The New York Times reported that the individual was a woman and
that she was pronounced dead at a Brooklyn hair salon at around
2:30 p.m. local time.
Last Tuesday, Dr. Craig Spencer, who worked with Ebola patients
in Guinea, was discharged from a New York City hospital after
recovering from Ebola following his Oct. 23 diagnosis.
Medical experts say Ebola can be transmitted only through the
bodily fluids of a sick person with symptoms.
The World Health Organization on Friday said the Ebola outbreak,
which is the deadliest on record, has resulted in 5,177 deaths
out of 14,413 cases, mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Susan
Fenton)
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