US Soldier Tests Negative for Ebola After Death at Texas Base

Tests confirm that a U.S. Army soldier who just returned from West Africa and was found dead near his Texas base where he was posted was not infected with Ebola, Fort Hood officials said late Tuesday. Army officials had been awaiting those results from more conclusive tests after an initial screening showed the soldier, who was self-monitoring for symptoms, had not been infected with the virus. “There is no evidence of a public health threat or EVD (Ebola virus disease) exposure to...

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