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 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had said
the test at a state lab was ordered out of "an abundance of
caution."
The person, whose name has not been released, was transferred by
ambulance to the bio-containment unit of Denver Health Medical
Center on Sunday after experiencing a fever, the hospital said in a
statement.
The patient tested negative for Ebola and will continue to be
hospitalized for further observation at Denver Health Medical
Center, where the person was being treated in an isolation unit by
specially trained staff, according to the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment.
State officials said earlier on Monday they made their decision to
test the patient after consulting with various health officials,
including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They
previously said the patient would simply be monitored and evaluated.
The patient's condition has not deteriorated, state health officials
said.
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The latest World Health Organization weekly data showed the epidemic
had killed 8,235 of the 20,747 people known to be infected
worldwide. The vast majority of cases and deaths are in Guinea,
Sierra Leone and Liberia.
(Reporting by Keith Coffman and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Alex
Dobuzinskis, Peter Cooney and Ken Wills)
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