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4 suspected Ebola cases in Spain test negative

By Washington Examiner
Published October 17, 2014 12:25pm ET
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4 suspected Ebola cases in Spain test negative
Emergency crews stand next to a plane, carrying 163 people, at the Madrid Airport, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. An Air France plane was isolated at Madrid's airport on Thursday because of a suspected Ebola case after a passenger was reported to have a fever and shivers, officials said. The passenger, who had traveled from Lagos, Nigeria, was taken by ambulance to an unspecified hospital in Madrid but the rest of the passengers were allowed to leave the plane as normal, Air France said in a statement. (AP Photo/Antoni Manchado) | Antoni Manchado

MADRID (AP) — Four people suspected of having Ebola in Spain have tested negative in a first round of tests, the government said Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz Santamaria said the four people taken into hospitals Thursday with fevers had each tested negative. They will be tested a second time in the coming days.

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