ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br /> <br />Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City said on Monday (August 3) that it has isolated and is monitoring a patient who had recently returned to the U.S. from a West African country for possible symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus.<br /> <br />The hospital said the man, whose age and name were not released due to patient privacy, came into the emergency room in the early hours of Monday morning with a high fever and gastrointestinal distress.<br /> <br />"Odd are this is not Ebola," said Dr. Jeremy Boal, the hospital's chief medical officer. "It's much more likely that it's a much more common condition," he said.<br /> <br />Officials said they have sent samples from the patient to the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and hope to have test results in the next 24-48 hours, "although we can't guarantee it," Dr. Jeremy said.<br /> <br />The patient was rushed into strict isolation within seven minutes of his arrival at the hospital, Boal said, and officials said he was
