A representative for the 41 year-old actor confirmed that the star checked himself into a Los Angeles hospital on Monday night.
No other details were given regarding the status of Pitt’s health.
Pitt had just returned from a trip to Ethiopia with Angelina Jolie. He had accompanied her for the adoption of a baby girl.
The representative also added that it is impossible at the moment to determine if Pitt had contracted the illness in Africa.