Plane held at JFK because of Ebola scare; Update: Symptoms reportedly not Ebola

Let’s hope they’re just being hyper-vigilant.

BREAKING: CDC holds plane from Abu Dhabi at #JFK. @miguelmarquez #OutFront. Patient being tested for #Ebola.

— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) August 5, 2014

https://twitter.com/jesssssshaver/status/496807513116143617

Lemme get this straight: CNN is telling me a kid pukes blood on a plane to NYC from Abu Dhabi, never contacted Ebola but gets tested for it?

— Chad McCordic (@ChadfromChad) August 5, 2014

https://twitter.com/NothappyMatt/status/496805748316192768

Maybe so.

Update:

https://twitter.com/PaulNBlake/status/496826937713917952

The Wall Street Journal is also reporting that Ebola is not the cause of the patient’s symptoms.

CDC personnel quickly determined the passenger had experienced a seizure and no other measures were warranted, a CDC spokeswoman said.