Ebola Update

A healthcare worker at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who cared for the nation’s first Ebola developed a fever on 10 October and was confirmed to have Ebola. The woman is hospitalized in isolation, and reportedly only had contact with one other person while showing signs of Ebola. She is being closely monitored and has no symptoms. This is the first time Ebola has moved person-to-person in the United States. Reports say that the nurse got infected despite wearing full protective equipment, which included a gown, gloves, mask and shield.

Many locations all around are testing people who have travelled to Ebola-affected countries and returned with a fever and other symptoms. Nigeria, Senegal and the United States have confirmed imported cases of Ebola.