Former US President Bill Clinton was admitted to hospital with a fever, according to a Democratic spokesman.

“He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Angel Ureña wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

He said Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday evening for tests and observation after she developed a fever.

Mr Ureña’s statement gave no further details about the Arkansas Democrat’s condition, although US media reports suggest Mr Clinton is expected to recover.

A source close to Clinton said so NBC News that the situation was “not urgent” and that the former president would be “fine.” The news station reported that Clinton was awake and alert.

This is the latest health scandal for the 42nd US president, who served in the White House from 1993 to 2001.

Clinton, 78, was last hospitalized in California in 2021 for six days after developing an infection in his blood. He is also known to have suffered from heart problems in the past.

In 2004, at age 58, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after doctors found signs of serious heart disease, and 10 years later he had a blocked artery opened after he complained of chest pains.

Not long after his second surgery, the ex-president – ​​known for his love of fatty foods – went vegan. He told Politico in 2016: “I might not be here if I hadn’t gone vegan. It’s great.”

Clinton became actively involved in the presidential campaign this year, traveling the country to support Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy for president.

Last month he released his latest book, Citizen: My Life After the White House.