A Liberian passenger has been quarantined by CDC officials
after showing symptoms of Ebola. According to ABC news, the man traveling with his
daughter on a United Airlines flight from Brussels was reported vomiting as
they landed in New Jersey.He was intercepted at Newark Liberty International
Airport and they were both removed from the plane by a CDC crew in full Hazmat
attire,
The remaining passengers have been allowed to leave after
being quarantined on the Boeing 777 at Gate B54 for nearly two hours after
landing at about noon, according to FlightAware's activity log.
Reports claim the passenger was found to be noncontagious
after initial examinations.
The man is believed to have flown from Liberia via Brussels,
Belgium - the same route taken by Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be
diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.
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