O'Hare passengers quarantined with Ebola-like symptoms
Two patients are being monitored in isolation at the University of Chicago Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center after reporting Ebola-like symptoms, officials said.
Officials said a child on a flight originating from Liberia became ill en route to O'Hare International Airport. Upon landing, the child was immediately screened by federal authorities and found to have no fever and no symptoms other than reportedly vomiting once during the flight. The passenger had no known risk of exposure.
The passenger's family was also screened and found to have no symptoms and no risk of exposure. Abiding by city protocols, which go beyond CDC requirements, the family was placed under quarantine until an evaluation is complete.
The child first was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital, but out of an abundance of caution, the child was transported in isolation to the University of Chicago Medical Center for ongoing observation.
In a separate incident, an adult passenger traveling alone reported nausea and diarrhea, as well as having been diagnosed with typhoid fever in August. That passenger showed no fever and had no known risk of exposure. He was evaluated at Rush University Medical Center and is still being monitored, though doctors decided not to test for Ebola at this time.