A patient who checked into Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with flu-like symptoms and who claimed to have recently traveled to Africa does not have Ebola, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Kate Eller said Monday night that someone went to the hospital's emergency room on Sunday feeling ill.
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"This patient self-reported having recently traveled to Africa," Eller said. "Out of an abundance of caution, we notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Cook County Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Public Health."
She said an investigation revealed the patient hadn't traveled to Africa and that there "are no indications that point towards an Ebola infection."
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The virus has infected more than 7,000 people, mostly in western Africa, and has killed more than 3,400, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on its website Tuesday.
