‘Ebola’ boy, 5, isolated in NYC

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state wants to encourage health workers to go to West Africa to treat Ebola, amid concerns about the impact of new state rules on mandatory quarantines. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)

New case ... emergency workers in Hazmat suits outside Bellevue hospital in New York. Source: Supplied

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy admitted to a hospital in New York with possible Ebola symptoms developed a fever overnight and is being tested for the virus, health officials said on Monday.

The boy, who was transported by emergency workers in hazmat suits, did not have a fever when he was initially examined Sunday night at Bellevue, according to the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. He developed the fever about 7am Monday (10pm AEDT).

The latest developments come after a nurse being held in nearby New Jersey under mandatory quarantine after she flew in from Africa where she was treating Ebola patients has been told she can go free.

The New Jersey Health Department said in a statement that Kaci Hickox, 33, had been symptom-free for 24 hours and would be taken on a private carrier to Maine, where she lives.

Hickox lashed out about "inhumane" and "prison-like" conditions during the time she was being held.

Going free ... Kaci Hickox told CNN the process of keeping her isolated is "inhumane." Picture: AP Source: AP

New York City Health Commissioner Dr Mary Bassett said on MSNBC that the hospitalised boy has a low-grade fever and that the test results are expected by early afternoon.

The boy returned with his family from Guinea, one of three West African countries ravaged by the disease, on Saturday night and five members of his family were being quarantined inside their Bronx apartment, sources told The New Post.

The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, after consulting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, decided to test the boy for the virus because of his recent travel history and pattern of symptoms. He also is being evaluated for other childhood illnesses.

Disease detectives also are tracing the boy's contacts to identify who may be at potential risk.

Victim ... Dr Craig Spencer, 33, is currently being treated for Ebola in New York City. Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied

The boy was taken to Bellevue Hospital where US Ebola patient Dr Craig Spencer is currently being treated.

Nurses working in teams of two are currently treating Dr Spencer, "with one serving as a buddy watching the other," said Health and Hospitals Corporation spokeswoman Ana Marengo.

Officials said the 33-year-old Médecins Sans Frontières volunteer — who worked with Ebola patients in Guinea — has entered the next stage of the illness with gastrointestinal symptoms. He is in a stable condition.

Dr Spencer received antiviral therapy soon after being admitted on Thursday and has also reportedly been administered plasma from Ebola survivor Nancy Writebol, an aid worker who contracted the disease in Africa.

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