Hospital: Calif. patient may have been exposed to Ebola

A hospital in northern California reports that it is treating a patient who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus.

Kaiser Permanente released a statement Tuesday evening confirming that a patient at its South Sacramento Medical Center may have been exposed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention out of Atlanta will test blood samples, the hospital said.

“In order to protect our patients, staff and physicians, even though infection with the virus is unconfirmed, we are taking the actions recommended by the CDC as a precaution, just as we do for other patients with a suspected infectious disease,” according to the statement. ” This includes isolation of the patient in a specially equipped negative pressure room and the use of personal protective equipment by trained staff, coordinated with infectious disease specialists.”

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watcher
watcher
10 years ago

Nigerian Ebola victim (suspected victim) in Germany forces 600 people into quarantine

http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/13846-nigerian-ebola-victim-in-germany-forces-600-people-into-quarantine

Just how do you quarantine 600 plus people?

That’s one of those possibilities for constructing those FEMA camps.