Re: Dozens Declared Free of Ebola Risk in Texas

Mike
This strikes me as really good news because none of the non-medical medical
who were close to Mr. Duncan seem to have been infected. His fiancé and
other contacts have finished their 21 day monitoring period.
Maybe this will help allay some of the hyped up fears among the general
public

Mike Kraft

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BREAKING NEWS

NEW YORK
TIMESÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Oct 19, 2014

By Manny Ferdenez and Ken Slack

DALLAS — At least one chapter of the Ebola saga neared a close here
Sunday,
as most of the dozens of people who had direct or indirect contact with
Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died of Ebola here, had been told
by
officials that they were no longer at risk of contracting the disease.

Mr. Duncan’s fiancée, Louise Troh, who nursed him in their cramped
apartment while he suffered from diarrhea [1] and who was put under
state-ordered quarantine, was set to be declared Ebola-free by officials at
the end of Sunday. So, too, were the paramedics who drove an ailing Mr.
Duncan to a hospital and health care workers who drew or processed his
blood.
And a mandatory quarantine was lifted for a homeless man who later rode in
the same ambulance as Mr. Duncan before it was disinfected.

The 21-day monitoring period ended Sunday and Monday for nearly all the
roughly 50 people. It concludes as federal health officials are tightening
the guidelines for the protective gear worn by health care workers treating
Ebola patients.

Read full story

/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/us/ceo-of-texas-hospital-group-at-cent...
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[1]
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/diarrhea/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier
[2]
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/us/ceo-of-texas-hospital-group-at-center-of-ebola-scare-apologizes-for-mistakes.html?_r=0