The National Institutes of Health expects to admit a patient today who has been exposed to the Ebola virus.
The patient, a nurse, will be admitted to NIH Clinical Center's special clinical studies unit for observation and will be enrolled in a clinical protocol.
The nurse has been volunteering in an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone.
More articles on Ebola:
Ebola fighters are TIME's person of the year
2 people in NY agree to Ebola quarantine
Massachusetts General Hospital spends more than $1M on Ebola preparation
