Ebola in Colorado — A Denver Patient Is Being Monitored for the Deadly Disease

Could Ebola be as close to home as Denver? A patient with a fever is being monitored at a Denver hospital for the deadly disease.

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In a  press release from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment a low-risk patient for Ebola was admitted to Denver Health for monitoring Sunday night.

The patient, who has not been identified, has of traveled to an Ebola-affected country.  This coupled with a fever overnight was cause to seek additional evaluation and monitoring.

Monday morning several specialists determined that the patients condition and low-risk status didn't require testing for Ebola. The patient will continue to be monitored for now in an effort to treat this situation with extreme caution.