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Ebola hits NYC: Doctor gets virus, fiancée and 2 friends quarantined

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Published Oct. 23, 2014, 8:42 p.m. ET
Dr. Craig Spencer
Dr. Craig Spencer recently returned from Guinea where he was treating patients with Ebola.
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The ambulance carrying Dr. Craig Spencer arrives at Bellevue Hospital.
The ambulance carrying Dr. Craig Spencer arrives at Bellevue Hospital. David McGlynn
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An FDNY hazmat team in protective gear William Farrington
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Bellevue Hospital UPI
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Emergency personnel are seen at Bellevue Hospital where Spencer was taken for treatment.
Emergency personnel at Bellevue Hospital, where Spencer was taken for treatment David McGlynn
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Police are seen outside Spencer's apartment on West 146th Street.
Police outside Spencer’s apartment at 564 W. 147th St. Chad Rachman
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A worker uses a mop in the lobby of Spencer’s building. Chad Rachman
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A hospital employee directs television cameras to a different location outside the main entrance to Bellevue Hospital. EPA
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The FDNY hazmat vehicle that transported Spencer to Bellevue William Farrington
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Police officers stand outside the home of Craig Spencer.
Police officers outside Spencer’s home AP
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Mayor Bill de Blasio (center left) speaks at a press conference on the status of Ebola patient Dr. Craig Spencer, at Bellevue Hospita .
Mayor Bill de Blasio (center left) speaks at a press conference on the status of Spencer at Bellevue Hospital.