Officials try to ease worries about NYC’s first Ebola case

Name: Officials try to ease worries about NYC’s first Ebola case
Uploaded: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
Duration: P308S
Description: New York health officials say an American doctor who contracted Ebola after treating patients in Guinea showed no symptoms for more than a week before falling ill. Dr. Craig Spencer has been isolated and his fiancee and two friends have been quarantined as officials trace his steps. Meanwhile, a nurse who contracted Ebola in Dallas has been declared virus-free. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Clip: 10/24/2014 | 5m 8s

New York health officials say an American doctor who contracted Ebola after treating patients in Guinea showed no symptoms for more than a week before falling ill. Dr. Craig Spencer has been isolated and his fiancee and two friends have been quarantined as officials trace his steps. Meanwhile, a nurse who contracted Ebola in Dallas has been declared virus-free. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Aired: 10/24/14

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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