Panic over: Patient in Alabama tests negative for Ebola

Late last night, a patient who had recently traveled to Africa was admitted to a hospital in Alabama with Ebola-like symptoms, prompting a quarantine of first responders and family members of the patient and a brief return of Ebola-Twitter:

Officials say quarantine in place at Birmingham, Alabama, home because of possible Ebola case http://t.co/gbGXKHRuJy http://t.co/7Vx7KydLhu

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) August 5, 2015

Officials: Alabama home quarantined over possible Ebola case, @AP reports http://t.co/IAHB4zoDOd http://t.co/FhsXgd599x

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) August 5, 2015

https://twitter.com/EbolaOutbreakUS/status/628875621331005440

When I heard about the Ebola virus in Alabama. http://t.co/UlqaPlpxFB

— Anthony M. Sharpe (@anthonysharpe00) August 5, 2015

Luckily, however, the patient has tested negative for the awful disease:

Nat'l Headline: Official: Alabama patient doesn't have Ebola, tests negative: Alabama state health officials s… http://t.co/L9FbmCCQWl

— US_News_WBTV (@US_News_WBTV) August 5, 2015

https://twitter.com/Info24US/status/628977969873186817

FULL STORY: Ebola tests negative on patient, firefighters quarantined in Birmingham http://t.co/4pmXpELxaz via @aldotcom

— carol robinson (@RobinsonCarol) August 5, 2015

https://twitter.com/Sheilaaliens/status/628979172258512897

Good news.

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