Ebola has spread across the globe: ...officials try to trace 30,000 linked to death of US victim

Daily Mail UK ^ | 7/29/14 | Lizzy Parrie

[EBH]

Fears of a global Ebola pandemic are 'justified' an expert has said as Nigerian health officials try to trace 30,000 people at risk of contracting the deadly disease following the death of Patrick Sawyer.

The U.S. citizen boarded a flight in Liberia carrying the disease to Nigeria, potentially infecting 'anyone on the same plane'.

It comes as Nigerian actor Jim Iyke sparked outrage, posting a picture of himself wearing an Ebola mask while sitting in a first class airport lounge as he fled Liberia.

The 'Nollywood' star posted a message on his Instagram page saying he had cut short a business trip to Monrovia in Liberia - where at least 600 people have already died from the disease.

The death toll for this, the worst outbreak recorded since the Ebola virus was discovered in 1976, stands at 672, while more than 1,200 people have been infected.

[TangledUpInBlue]

I’m a virologist. Beyond that, it’s classified. Yes, I’m serious.

[P.O.E.]

James Monroe’s fault.

[greeneyes]

We have all these people saying that it’s not that contagious, and you can’t catch it blah blah blah.

Well, the doctors and nurses especially those who have worked in previous outbreaks, know the protocola, and yet they are coming down with it.

So maybe it’s a little easier to transmit than people think. After all, it’s a virus and they do mutate and adapt.
Some of the first reports said it was a new strain, but then no more was heard about the “new”.