American possibly exposed to Ebola being transferred to Atlanta hospital

Reuters ^ | 12-3-2014 | Tami Chappell

[tcrlaf]

A U.S. healthcare worker who had been in West Africa and may have been exposed to the Ebola virus is being transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, a hospital spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

The patient will be monitored and observed for signs of infection. The hospital said it did not have a time of arrival and was unable to share more details "out of respect for patient privacy and in accordance with the patient's wishes." It did not say where the patient is currently located or when he or she returned to the United States.

[tcrlaf]

"The hospital said it did not have a time of arrival and was unable to share more details "out of respect for patient privacy and in accordance with the patient's wishes.""

BOVINE EXCREMENT.... IMO, the real reason is so as not to create a panic when people find out how many others the "patient" could have exposed.

Could this be the "possible Ebola" from Boston the other night?

[Cowboy Bob]

Ebola? Yawn. Who cares any more?

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

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

[Smokin' Joe]

Yep. Just amazing. If AP stopped reporting on anything to do with Dallas, TX, for instance, most of the short attention span LIFs out there would forget it exists within a month.

There's more gong on than you know Ebola Surveillance Thread

[Gritty]

Ebola? There is some problem in this country with "Ebola"?

Who knew?

(*Note to Valerie: Give that Ebola Czar [everybody has forgotten his name] a nice Xmas bonus. The guy is a master at what he does.)

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!