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New York Doctor Declared Ebola-Free

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Dr. Craig Spencer was given a clean bill of health on Monday. Spencer, 33, was fighting the last active case of Ebola in America. He'll be released from the hospital on Tuesday.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Spencer suffered a lot in the last few weeks but has "come back really strong." The mayor called him "a real hero."

"I'm sure he's a little weakened from the experience," de Blasio said, but he's "very, very healthy."

Spencer tested positive for the virus on Oct. 23, just days after returning from treating patients in Guinea with Doctors Without Borders. He has been treated in a specially designed isolation unit at Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital, a designated Ebola treatment center.

His condition was upgraded from serious to stable last week, and he was feeling well enough to request an exercise bike and a banjo.

His fiancee and two friends were quarantined initially but were released and are being monitored along with hundreds of others.

Spencer is expected to issue a statement but not take questions when he's released from the hospital Tuesday.

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