Infection, though, not disease. Just because someone is seropositive for the virus does not mean that they will develop disease. Reston has never caused disease in humans. Humans are apes, not monkeys.

Ebola Reston is airborne, but it only affects monkeys. Presuming you're not a monkey, you're in good shape.

He didn't ignore a high fever. When he had a fever (ie, was symptomatic/contagious), he called Doctors Without Borders, and they arranged for transport to the hospital.

He was self monitoring. He checked himself into a hospital once he had a fever. He had just gotten back to the US from a long trip, maybe that's why he thought he was feeling sluggish? If he had been in West Africa for a period of time and not contracted the virus, it's easy to see how he would think that he doesn't…