NBC News Freelancer In Africa Diagnosed With Ebola

NBC News reported that one of its American freelancers working in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network reported Thursday night.

The 33-year-old man was a freelance cameraman on NBC News' reporting team covering the Ebola epidemic in Monrovia, Liberia. The freelancer started showing symptoms on Wednesday, and was then found to have a fever. He immediately quarantined himself. On Thursday morning, he was tested by Medicins Sans Frontieres for the virus. A positive result came back hours later.

NBC News identified the cameraman as Ashoka Mukpo. He is to be flown back to the U.S. for treatment on Sunday, his father told the Wall Street Journal. The father learned of his son's condition Thursday. "He called me and said, 'Dad, you’ve got to call me right away. I think I’m in trouble,'" the father said.

The rest of the NBC News crew that the diagnosed man was working with is being monitored, but were not showing signs of infection at the time. They are to be flown back to the U.S. as well, and will be placed under quarantine. The team includes NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman, who tweeted the news.

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