NBC News Cameraman is Fourth American to Test Positive for Ebola

An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News has tested positive for Ebola and is returning to the U.S. for treatment.

The 33-year-old freelancer tested positive for the deadly disease on Thursday while on assignment in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, NBC News said in an e-mailed statement. The cameraman, whose identity is being withheld by NBC at the request of his family, was working with a three-person crew working alongside Dr. Nancy Snyderman, the network newscast's chief medical editor and correspondent.

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NBC News says the man is the fourth American to have contracted Ebola in Liberia, a West African country hard-hit by the largest-ever outbreak that has already claimed more than 3,300 lives. The freelancer, who is also a writer, has been working on various projects for the past three years, according to the statement. He was hired by NBC News on Tuesday to be a second cameraman and came down with symptoms on Wednesday, feeling tired and achy. As part of a routine temperature check, he discovered he was running a slight fever. Read more...

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