http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/...ated_to_be_tested_for_Ebola.html?id=277841161
A patient admitted to a Honolulu hospital was isolated because of the possibility that the person may have contracted the Ebola virus, a state Department of Health official confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo declined to provide details about the identity of the patient or which hospital the person is staying, citing federal privacy laws. But the Honolulu Star-Advertiser has learned that the patient is at the Queen's Medical Center.
Okubo cautioned against panic or alarm.
She said it is her understanding that the hospital was following U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines for individuals who may have traveled to the West Africa region in the last 21 days and experienced certain symptoms.
The patient's evaluation is in the preliminary stages, Okubo said late Wednesday afternoon, noting that an Ebola lab test has yet to be administered.
A patient admitted to a Honolulu hospital was isolated because of the possibility that the person may have contracted the Ebola virus, a state Department of Health official confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo declined to provide details about the identity of the patient or which hospital the person is staying, citing federal privacy laws. But the Honolulu Star-Advertiser has learned that the patient is at the Queen's Medical Center.
Okubo cautioned against panic or alarm.
She said it is her understanding that the hospital was following U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines for individuals who may have traveled to the West Africa region in the last 21 days and experienced certain symptoms.
The patient's evaluation is in the preliminary stages, Okubo said late Wednesday afternoon, noting that an Ebola lab test has yet to be administered.