Passenger From Liberia Being Tested For Ebola After Flying To New Jersey

A man who flew from Liberia to New Jersey on a commercial airliner is being checked for Ebola after it was discovered he had a fever on the commercial airline.

The man reportedly flew from Liberia to Brussels, where he caught a connecting flight to New Jersey. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a brief statement saying the man "identified as reporting symptoms or having a potential exposure to Ebola," as he reportedly had a fever upon arriving in New Jersey.

New Jersey's Newark airport is one of five in the U.S. currently accepting travelers from an Ebola-ridden West Africa. The other four airports include New York's John F. Kennedy, Washington Dulles, Chicago's O'Hare international airport and Atlanta's international airport.

Sources told NBC 4 New York that authorities at the airport and local hospital are treating the man "as if he has Ebola" out of an abundance of caution. The patient is reportedly being cared for at University Hospital.

"During the enhanced screening process for individuals arriving to the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, an individual was identified as reporting symptoms or having a potential exposure to Ebola," CDC spokeswoman Carol Crawford said in a statement Wednesday.

"The passenger is being transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. CDC or state/local public health officials will contact other passengers on the aircraft should it be determined that there was any risk to the other passengers of exposure to communicable disease," Crawford added.