Saturday, Oct 4, 2014 • Updated at 1:50 PM EDT
Health
officials were called to Newark Liberty International Airport to meet a
plane on the runway Saturday, after a passenger began vomiting while en
route from Brussels, officials said.
Officials
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were on their way
to meet the plane Saturday afternoon after it landed at Gate 54,
according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The plane,
United Flight 990, was carrying 255 people.
The
incident comes amid concerns that the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa
could be spread by international travelers. The first person diagnosed
with Ebola in the United States went to a Dallas hospital last week but
was mistakenly sent home, despite revealing he was visiting from
Liberia. U.S. health care officials have said the American health system
is equipped to prevent an outbreak in the U.S.
The CDC and United Airlines did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/CDC-Officials-to-Meet-Newark-Plane-Carrying-Sick-Passenger--278121131.html
