Ebola fear as male passenger dies on board from Nigeria to JFK

A male Arik Air passenger died on board during a flight from Nigeria to JFK airport on Thursday, other passengers feared it was a case of Ebola. The male passenger was said to be vomiting before he died .

According to the  New york post ,congressman,Rep. Peter King said the man had been vomiting in his seat and some time before the plane landed, he passed away leaving 145 passengers in fear.

“The door [to the terminal] was left open, which a lot of the first responders found alarming,”My understanding was that the passenger was vomiting in the seat,"The CDC went on the plane, examined the dead body and said the person did not have Ebola,It was what I was told a cursory examination. The Port Authority cops and personnel from Customs and Border Protection were there, and they were told there was no danger because the person did not have Ebola,”