Posted on 09/27/2014 7:43:32 AM PDT by Gadsden1st
Liberia's chief medical officer is placing herself under quarantine for 21 days after her office assistant died of Ebola. Bernice Dahn, a deputy health minister who has represented Liberia at regional conferences intended to combat the ongoing epidemic, told The Associated Press on Saturday that she did not have any Ebola symptoms but wanted to ensure she was not infected. The World Health Organization says 21 days is the maximum incubation period for Ebola, which has killed more than 3,000 people across West Africa and is hitting Liberia especially hard. WHO figures released Friday said 150 people died in the country in just two days.
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I thought to be safe, there are suggestions to stay in place for DOUBLE the 21 days (ie - 42 days).
So, who's running the health department? A self imposed quarantine so they don't potentially spread the disease can also be a 21 day protective shield from contracting the disease.
Frequent rotations in and out of the infected areas, no matter how good the medical screening is, is asking for it to be spread.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
Thanks for the ping!
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