Ebola ruled out for NJ man with like symptoms

Wednesday, July 8, 2015
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (WPVI) -- Officials say Ebola has been ruled out for a man who was hospitalized as a precaution in Lakewood, New Jersey.

A hazmat crew was called early Wednesday morning to the man's condo complex at Squankum Road and East Kennedy Boulevard.
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Officials did not believe the man had Ebola, but he was taken to Monmouth Medical Center to be checked.

The man returned from Africa within the last month, then developed a fever and vomiting but Ebola has been ruled out.

He is being treated for a non-contagious, travel related illness, officials say.
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