to shut down air travel from affected countries.

This person will most likely not be infected with Ebola.

Nigeria had a single case get in country and ended up with 20 infected, 8 dead. It's been under control ever since. The likelihood that this person has Ebola is very remote.

for the answer.

I'm sure Nigeria is still on their list.

The media is overhyping. Fear sells papers.

i would look at. but i do not have time to see if there is background info. thanks.

Or did he travel there to get on a plane?

If he originated from another country with cases of Ebola, he could not have traveled to Nigeria via the ground due to closed borders etc.:

But I don't see it happening.

Idiots are going to freak out every time a black person with an accent vomits for a while. Get used to these stories. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/health/ebola-outbreak-in-nigeria-appears-to-be-over.html?_r=0

The system is too porous and relies on people being honest, even though that works against their own best interests.

In fact, I'd say it's far more likely the people Duncan was living with will have Ebola than the patient in this story.

abola. instead of playing fuckin games, or denial, or ... whatever. that puts others at risk.

I wonder if we'll even know if one or more of them falls ill...

need lottsa read up on this situation. just as we followed the texas one. first case. all learned.

Unless he traveled to Nigeria from Liberia or Sierra Leone.

The hospital had no other choice but to take these precautions, but the likelihood of Ebola infection is remote here.

Check post 14, no way he traveled on the ground from Liberia to Nigeria.

Oh my god, I feel all ebola-y right now.

at the request of other DU'ers. Come to think of it, I don't think they meant that to be nice.

Where can I get tested?

They were in New York, Sacramento, Miami and Charlottesville. There may be more, those are just the ones I know of without looking it up.

It's comforting to see another case where the hospital had the proper procedures in place to deal with a possible risk group 4 Pathogen, though.

You could say this is good PR for handling Ebola after the disaster that was/is Texas.

One could wonder if after Dallas' misstep in protocol if they're* now trying to sneak in more Ebola cases to take out the masses here.


* They being whoever scares you the most on this date in time.

Sent troops to get infected and bring it back here to kill us all!

They're in full foil gear mode.

I have family living in a far northern State. They honestly believe the EBOLA thing is fake.
Yes fake.
Ignorance is bliss, I guess. Nothing exists outside the 30 mile radius where they live.
That's the truth.
Its difficult to have a conversation with them anymore.

that an Atlanta jail inmate has been hospitalized and will be tested for Ebola. He had recently traveled to Africa. No more news on it yet until this afternoon on 4:00 news report.

he doesn't have Ebola...

I assume they know where this person had been traveling. 2 of my friends traveled back home over the summer and have quite an extensive family in Nigeria. They are more concerned about Halliburton than Ebola.

Soon you have a real mess on your hands.

Rockville Md at the Shady Grove Adventist Hospital...

It's not coming up in a search yet.

Shady Grove officials said lab results indicated the patient there had another illness and was showing signs of improvement, according to the Post.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-howard-university-ebola-20141003,0,2472058.story#ixzz3F7WA0oVB

and that was less than 2 hours ago...

I just got up and hadn't had time to check again yet..

Shady Grove officials said lab results indicated the patient there had another illness and was showing signs of improvement, according to the Post.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-howard-university-ebola-20141003,0,2472058.story#ixzz3F7WA0oVB

he went to Nigeria so he is doubtful.....but since this area has a huge African Immigrant population I expect there to be more....

A spokeswoman for Shady Grove Adventist declined to say whether the patient, who remains is in isolation, had tested negative for the deadly Ebola virus.

or at least the tea party members.