An American cameraman helping to cover the ebola outbreak in Liberia for NBC News has tested positive.
The freelance cameraman, who has not been identified at his family's request, will be flown back to the US for treatment.
NBC News President Deborah Turness said the rest of the NBC News crew will also be flown back to the US and placed in quarantine for 21 days "in an abundance of caution".
Ebola symptoms, which include fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding, generally appear between two and 21 days after infection.
The cameraman began feeling tired and achy on Wednesday and discovered he had a slight fever. He went to a treatment centre a day later to be tested, and is being kept there.
"The good news is this young man, our colleague, was admitted to the clinic very, very early," said NBC medical correspondent Dr Nancy Snyderman.
"I spoke with him today. He's in good spirits. He's ready to get home."
The freelance cameraman began working for NBC on Tuesday, though he has been working in Liberia for three years for other media outlets.
The first man to be diagnosed in the US, Thomas Eric Duncan, is being kept in isolation in Dallas as officials seek to track down about 100 people who may have been exposed to him directly or indirectly.
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