New York City Reports Ebola Case in Aid Worker

A medical aid worker who recently returned to the United States after volunteering in Guinea tested positive for Ebola, according to the New York City Health Department. The patient had been working in Guinea, one of the West African nations currently experiencing an Ebola epidemic.

The New York City Health Department laboratory, a member of the Laboratory Response Network monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducted the test.

No further details regarding the patient's condition or location have been released.