The NIH admits patient who was exposed to Ebola . NIH : `` situation presents minimal risk '' no one has died from the virus, and it is not spread through air travel or by touching surfaces of infected people. " The patient -- an American nurse who volunteered at an Ebola treatment unit in the West African nation of Sierra Leone -- `` has been admitted to the NIH Clinical Center 's special clinical studies unit that is specifically designed to provide high-level isolation capabilities and is staffed by infectious diseases and critical care specialists , '' the federal medical research agency said in a statement . UN says its concentrating on western Sierra Leone .
The NIH admits patient who was exposed to Ebola . NIH : `` situation presents minimal risk '' no one has died from the virus, and it is not spread through air travel or by touching surfaces of infected people. " UN says its concentrating on western Sierra Leone .