WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- An American health care worker who may have been exposed to Ebola virus in West Africa has been transferred to the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, the hospital said Thursday.
"The patient arrived at the hospital this morning at approximately 5:45 a.m. (1045 GMT)," the hospital said in a statement.
"Emory cannot share more details out of respect for patient privacy and in accordance with the patient's wishes," it said, adding the patient will be monitored and tested to see if an infection has been acquired.
Emory's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit has successfully treated four of the 10 patients who have been identified as receiving care in the United States for Ebola.
Earlier this week, U.S. health officials designated 35 hospitals, including Emory, as Ebola treatment centers.
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