'No Indication' of Ebola in Newark Hospital Patient

There is "no indication" that a passenger at University Hospital in Newark has the Ebola virus, according to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

"CDC is going to come and interview both the patient and the patient's wife," he said during a news conference in Hackensack about the state's preparedness for Ebola. "We anticipate that the patient and his wife will be released."

The passenger had arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday and was being evaluated at University Hospital after exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms.

A spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the passenger flew to the United States from Liberia via Brussels.

Newark Liberty and JFK are two of the five airports nationwide designated to receive all passengers from the Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa.

The Department of Homeland Security now requires anyone flying to the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to enter the country through JFK, Newark Liberty, Washington's Dulles, Chicago's O'Hare or Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airports.

Officers with US Customs and Border Protection began conducting enhanced screenings at those airports earlier this month.