UPDATE 3 PM

According to a report in the Yale Daily News student newspaper, the patient came in direct contact with NBC cameraman Ashoka Mukpo, who was diagnosed with Ebola on Oct. 1.

The patient indicated that contact came the day before Mukpo developed symptoms, the source said. NBC declined to comment on the matter.

UPDATE 2:40 PM

State officials say they don’t yet know if a Yale student has Ebola, but assured residents steps are being taken to prepare the state medical system for the disease.

State officials said they expect to learn about the patient by 4 pm.

Gov. Dannel Malloy said Bridgeport Hospital does not have an Ebola patient but said there is a patient there with a disease which requires special treatment.

“We have been taking this situation very seriously for weeks,” Malloy said.

UPDATE 2:35 PM

More from Malloy’s statement:

Today, the Governor and the Commissioner are issuing the following guidance, which is more stringent than the guidelines thus far issued by the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): If you become sick with a fever a fever with and/or any of the symptoms of Ebola virus disease such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and you:

Have traveled to Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Guinea in the last 21 days, or

Have had contact with a person who has Ebola virus disease.

You will be sent to a hospital for evaluation and placed in room separate from other patients – this is called isolation.

If you are not sick, but have traveled to affected areas or been in contact with an infected individual, you will be required to stay at home for 21 days and take your temperature twice a day. Public heath health workers will contact you twice a day by phone to see how you are doing. This is called quarantine. If you develop a fever or other symptoms suggestive of Ebola virus during the time that you are required to be home, you will be sent to a hospital for evaluation and placed in room separate from other patients.

“The first responder community continues to monitor the current situation and prepare for any potential threat to public safety or health using their established protocols,” said Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Dora B. Schriro. “We are at the ready to assist and support our local partners in this critical state-wide effort.”

UPDATE 2:30 PM

Gov. Dannel Malloy outlined additional precautions the state is taking against an outbreak of Ebola. You can read the governor’s statement here.

UPDATE 2 PM

Yale President Peter Salovey has sent a message to the Yale community on the student who is being treated for suspected Ebola.

You can read Salovey’s message here.

UPDATE 1:10 PM

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy plans to brief the media at 2 p.m. on the state’s precautionary and preparatory measures regarding the Ebola virus.

He will be joined by Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen and other state officials. Earlier today, the governor convened a unified command meeting with the relevant agencies.

UPDATE 1 PM

Yale researchers did have contact with a person in Liberia who later developed Ebola, officials say.

UPDATE 12:55 PM

Dr. Thomas Balcezak said that it would take about 24 hours for a diagnosis. He also said that the patient is in good condition and is being monitored.

He would not disclose whether the patient is married or has children, or even if the patient is one of the researchers who recently returned from Liberia.

Two physicians and two nurses will care of the patient around the clock; one to monitor that the protective gear is put on and taken off properly.

“This is a suspected Ebola case. It is not confirmed, but we are treating this as if it is an Ebola case and following all the protocols,” the Yale doctor tells the press.

The patient is stable, in good condition, in a negative pressure room.

UPDATE 12:48 PM

Specimen from patient sent to outside lab at 11 a.m., preliminary determination on whether the illness is Ebola should be back within 24 hours.

UPDATE 12:45 PM

New Haven Mayor Toni Harp reminds people at Yale press conference:

“We’re in flu season. If you haven’t come from Liberia or Sierra Leone, you have the flu.”

UPDATE 12:30 PM

Yale-New Haven Hospital is functioning normally, with all entrances open as usual.

The press conference is taking place inside the Brady Building on Cedar Street in New Haven. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3, is attending.

UPDATE 12:10 PM

A source told Hearst Connecticut Media that patient who has been placed in isolation and put under evaluation for Ebola is an American Yale University student who was doing research in Liberia and returned to New Haven on Monday.

He went to the emergency room on Wednesday night and presented with Ebola-like symptoms.

UPDATE 11 AM

The White House has tweeted out this info box on Ebola:

UPDATED 10:55 AM

Yale New Haven Hospital officials will hold a press conference at 12:30 p.m.

UPDATED 10:25 AM

From an internal YNHH memo:

Dear Colleagues:

On Wednesday evening Yale-New Haven Hospital admitted patient who met the threshold to be monitored for Ebola virus disease (EVD). The Hospital is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department of Public Health to have the patient tested for EVD.

The Hospital’s Incident Command System (HICS) is currently overseeing operations related to the monitoring and care of the patient.

UPDATED 10:08 AM

A source says that the patient is a Yale University student from Liberia, who is being tested for the disease. He and his roommate have been isolated at the hospital, the source tells Hearst Connecticut Media.

ORIGINAL POST

Yale New Haven Hospital officials say they are evaluating a patient for Ebola-like symptoms.

The hospital’s statement follows:

Yale-New Haven Hospital admitted a patient late Wednesday night for evaluation of Ebola-like symptoms. We have not confirmed or ruled-out any diagnosis at this point. We are working in cooperation with City, State and Federal health officials. There is no further information available at this time.

The patient is reportedly one of the three Yale University researchers who recently returned from West Africa. The grad students had offered to voluntarily sequester themselves for three weeks upon their return.

They were told that it would not be necessary. The university’s school of public health said in a letter to students and staff Monday that the doctoral students did not have contact with Ebola patients or health care providers treating those with the deadly disease.

The Connecticut Post coverage of Ebola fears can be read here.

Here is everything you need to know about Ebola.