What happened to the relatives of Mr. Duncan? A second medical worker now has Ebola but the family of patient zero in the United States are not infected? They were in close proximity to him in an apartment for days without any protection. Trained professionals in PPE in a hospital are infected and his family is not? Where are they? If they are not infected, why?
As stated previously, the government is not telling the people the truth and is not acting in our best interests. There is no reason to allow flights into this country from West Africa. The CDC’s position that we will only beat Ebola if we eliminate it in Africa is ridiculous or insidious. At what point has Africa lost containment of their epidemic? This is a question that should be answered and contingency plans developed. Yesterday. Based on the WHO reports and projections, West Africa has already lost containment. We have to institute the appropriate measures in the United States to protect our people.
David DeGerolamo
Second Texas healthcare worker tests positive for Ebola
Another healthcare worker at a Dallas hospital who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of Ebola last week, has tested positive for the deadly virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said early Tuesday.
“The patient was isolated after an initial report of a fever and remains so now. Confirmation testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s laboratory is being done,” the CDC said in a statement.
The unidentified healthcare worker is being monitored for fever and symptoms at Texas Presbyterian Hospital, the CDC said. Officials have interviewed the patient to identify any contacts or potential exposures in the community, the CDC added.
“As we have said before, because of our ongoing investigation, it is not unexpected that there would be additional exposures,” the CDC said.
The CDC said the additional case was a “serious concern,” adding that it has already taken steps to minimize the risk to healthcare workers and the patient.
