Patient Hospitalized in D.C. With Possible Ebola Symptoms
Source: CBS News
@CBSNews: A person with possible Ebola symptoms has been hospitalized in Washington, D.C., out of "an abundance of caution." http://t.co/Fhi77AsmFB/s/QF31
Patient hospitalized in D.C. with possible Ebola symptoms
CBS NEWS
Oct 3, 2014 12:05 PM EDT
A person with possible Ebola symptoms has been hospitalized in Washington, D.C. out of "an abundance of caution," the hospital confirmed in a statement.
The patient, who traveled to the U.S. from Nigeria, has been hospitalized at Howard University Hospital in Washington.
"We can confirm that a patient has been admitted to Howard University Hospital in stable condition, following travel to Nigeria and presenting with symptoms that could be associated with Ebola," hospital spokesperson Kerry-Ann Hamilton said in a statement Friday.
"In an abundance of caution, we have activated the appropriate infection control protocols, including isolating the patient. Our medical team continues to evaluate and monitor progress in close collaboration with the CDC and the Department of Health.
"For privacy reasons, we cannot share additional details about the case. We will continue to provide key updates as the situation warrants."
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-outbreak-patient-hospitalized-in-d-c-with-possible-ebola-symptoms/
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Like, say, someone who used the men's room after him.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)They guy in Texas came from a different country. So it is probably unlikely that the two men had any sort of contact.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)rocktivity
(44,576 posts)L0oniX
(31,493 posts)rocktivity
(44,576 posts)rocktivity
fredamae
(4,458 posts)The GOP Cut funding for the CDC..and one of the First places it May have hit is DC...and No Paid Sick Leave-Enjoy your Burgers, guys!
spooky3
(34,460 posts)But there are lots of loopholes.
It's a minor point, and I understand your bigger point, but I wanted to add to it.
fredamae
(4,458 posts)about DC....Maybe tho-now they won't be so quick to use those "loopholes"?
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)Any guesses as to when the unfettered arrival of potential Ebola carriers will finally be curtailed?
valerief
(53,235 posts)possible-Hawaii- possible D.C.---confirmed texas.......
jeff47
(26,549 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)confirmed and is coming home for treatment. The rest of the NBC crew are also coming home and all of them are voluntarily being quarantined for 21 days. So there are more coming.
In some cases we may be seeing people who are fleeing the country to try to escape the disease and they are coming to the USA. I wonder how many other countries are getting refugees from this crisis?
nashville_brook
(20,958 posts)and really, who has much of a choice in these matters?
jwirr
(39,215 posts)TheVisitor
(173 posts)Nigeria has pretty much contained it's Ebola outbreak... so it is highly unlikely that this person has Ebola, but very good that they are taking these extra precautions.
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)A possible case of the deadly Ebola virus has been identified at a hospital near Miami, NBC 6 reports.
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the announcement on Monday.
Later on Monday, on a press call with reporters, the CDC clarified that the patient was "low-risk" and that state health authorities had already found a negative result for Ebola. A specimen from the patient was on the way to a CDC laboratory for confirmatory testing of that negative result.
eilen
(4,950 posts)and present to a healthcare facility.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,322 posts)A patient at Howard University Hospital had been ruled out as an Ebola case, officials there said Saturday, while a patient at George Washington University Hospital was determined to have the flu.
A third patient, who was evaluated at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Md., had malaria, and not Ebola, the hospital said Friday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/howard-hospital-patient-does-not-have-ebola-hospital-official-says/2014/10/04/c0059994-4bd5-11e4-891d-713f052086a0_story.html