Wisconsin patient in isolation after testing negative for Ebola

By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A preliminary test for the Ebola virus has come back negative for a patient who remains in isolation and doing well on Thursday at a Wisconsin hospital, health officials said. The unidentified patient, whose age and gender have not been released, is being treated in the isolation unit at Meriter Hospital in the state capital Madison, according to hospital spokeswoman Leah Huibregtse. The patient is "doing well" after a preliminary test came back negative for the Ebola virus, she said. "This is not an indication of Ebola virus disease and there is no risk to the public," the health department said in a statement.



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