People who had contact with Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan - TopicsExpress



          

People who had contact with Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan before he was hospitalized are breathing a sigh of relief today. Those 48 contacts, including four family members who shared a small Dallas apartment with him, have completed the 21-day observation period without falling ill and are no longer at risk of the disease. About 10 of the 48 contacts were considered to be a higher risk because of their closer contact with Duncan. ... The good news for Duncans family should also reassure Americans about a fact that public health officials have been emphasizing for weeks -- that Ebola is not spread through casual contact -- said Robert Murphy, director of the Center for Global Health at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. ~Athena Paragon usatoday/story/news/nation/2014/10/19/ebola-quarantine-ends/17443059/
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 02:00:02 +0000

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