[Veto!]

"because of the precautions that need to be taken when drawing blood and treating a person possibly sick with Ebola, it took until late in the evening to confirm the diagnosis.>p? "But doctors said that even before the results came in, it seemed likely that he was infected. Symptoms usually occur within eight to 10 days of infection and Dr. Spencer was home nine days when he reported feeling ill."

Prayers for Doctor Spencer. I truly hope he survives.

NYC and Brooklyn have a lot of work to do now, identifying the apparently many others that came in contact with him. This is one huge cluster the altruistic doctor caused.

[grania]

Pray to Dr Spencer. I hope he survives

So do I. Don't think he'll get off the hook for his dumb behavior like the earlier ones did, though.

[RummyChick]

Headline in the UK

BREAKING NEWS: Ebola hits New York as doctor who recently returned from treating patients in Africa tests positive for the deadly virus - after feeling ill on night out bowling in Brooklyn