New Orleans area man being monitored for signs of Ebola, DHH says

WGNO-TV ^ | October 23, 2014 | Tanya Sinkovits

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - A man in the New Orleans area is being monitored for signs of Ebola after returning to Louisiana from visiting an Ebola-affected country, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals said Thursday.

Olivia Watson, spokesperson for the DHH said the man is at a “low risk for Ebola,” and had no history of exposure. But out of an “abundance of caution” he will be watched for 21-day.

“We are monitoring him in the same manner as the individual in the Capital Region with temperature and symptom checks,” Watson said....

[dynachrome]

uh-oh. New York, now this.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Ohhhhhhh Lowdy!

[bgill]

returning to Louisiana from visiting an Ebola-affected country

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is at a “low risk for Ebola,” and had no history of exposure.

Like Duncan?

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[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

[tomkat]

out of an “abundance of caution”

Drink !

[Veto!]

out of an “abundance of caution” he will be watched for 21-day.

Apparently the Louisiana Dept of Health and Hospitals is smarter than NYC, has more IQ points than Obola and the CDC combined.

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Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...