Updated: Oct 13, 2014 10:29 PM EST By WRIC NewsroomConnect
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - Virginia Department of Health officials said that they are looking into if a patient who had recently traveled to Africa should be evaluated for possible Ebola exposure.
The individual went to the CrossOver Ministry clinic on Cowardin Avenue in Richmond.
In a conference call Monday evening, Dr. Don Stern, director of the Richmond City Health Department, said that the individual had been to Africa recently and displayed a low-grade fever.
The CDC requires certain criteria to be met before they allow the test to be administered.
This person met the criteria for having a travel history. Another criteria is that the person is showing symptoms of Ebola. This person has a low grade fever but as of now is not showing the other symptoms required.
The third criteria is that the person has come in contact with someone who had been diagnosed with Ebola. This person does not know of anyone that they have come in contact with who had Ebola.
That person is suppose to be heading to an area hospital to receive further testing. Sources tell 8News that this person is a female, though other details, such as age and name, remain unknown.
This information comes on the heels of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, who died in a Texas hospital last week after being diagnosed with Ebola. Just today, the Dallas nurse who was infected with Ebola while treating a Liberian man has been identified as Nina Pham.
Pham tested positive for the disease this weekend, making her the first person to contract Ebola within the United States. Pham was identified by family members who confirmed her name to ABC News affiliate WFAA.
Crew are working to gather more information. Stay with 8news for the latest information on-air, online, and on social media.
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