Dr. Craig Spencer, who returned from Guinea ten days ago after treating Ebola patients, has tested positive for the deadly virus after initial tests were conducted.

Spencer, 33, a Doctors Without Borders physician, is the fourth case of Ebola in the U.S. and is the first case in New York City. His girlfriend has been quarantined.[icopyright one button toolbar]

A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the Ebola virus Thursday, becoming the city’s first diagnosed case.

The doctor, Craig Spencer, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital on Thursday and placed in isolation while health care workers spread out across the city to trace anyone he might have come into contact with in recent days. A further test will be conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control to confirm the initial test.

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Dr. Spencer had been working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea, treating Ebola patients, before returning to New York City on Oct. 14, according to a city official.

This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.