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An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News has tested positive for Ebola and is returning to the U.S. for treatment.
The 33-year-old freelancer tested positive for the deadly disease on Thursday while on assignment in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, NBC News said in an e-mailed statement. The cameraman, whose identity is being withheld by NBC at the request of his family, was working with a three-person crew working alongside Dr. Nancy Snyderman, the network newscast's chief medical editor and correspondent.
NBC News says the man is the fourth American to have contracted Ebola in Liberia, a West African country hard-hit by the largest-ever outbreak that has already claimed more than 3,300 lives. The freelancer, who is also a writer, has been working on various projects for the past three years, according to the statement. He was hired by NBC News on Tuesday to be a second cameraman and came down with symptoms on Wednesday, feeling tired and achy. As part of a routine temperature check, he discovered he was running a slight fever. Read more...
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