State health officials are monitoring five people in Indiana for Ebola symptoms in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All are considered low risk. Indiana was one of the first states to begin “direct active monitoring” of returning travelers. Gov. Mike Pence and the Indiana State Department of Health implemented the policy on Oct. 16.
Monitoring includes twice-daily temperature and symptom checks by local health agencies. The state health department then records the results.
Two patients have completed the monitoring protocol while five others are currently under observation. They’re cooperating with the protocol, which lasts 21 days. State health officials aren’t releasing the names of the counties where travelers are being monitored in accordance with privacy laws.
