MADISON (WITI) -- A traveler is being monitored in Madison for the Ebola virus, according to the Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County -- FOX6's sister station, WMTV in Madison is reporting.
Officials are urging people to keep in mind this does not mean the disease is here in Wisconsin, and there is no risk to the public.
Ebola monitoring includes checking in with certain travelers daily to determine if they are developing a fever, headaches, muscle pain, fatigue, weakness, diarrhea or vomiting.
Travelers who are monitored came from the West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Protocols have been put in place by the CDC.
Health officials say the traveler was transported to a local hospital earlier this week.
Meriter Hospital officials told WMTV on Monday, February 2nd that a patient was being treated in their "enhanced isolation unit." They gave no other details about that person's condition.
The following statement has been issued by Public Health Madison and Dane County: