Man Who Took Ebola to US Will Be ‘Prosecuted’[...]-Former Boss Says ‘Thomas Knew He Had Ebola’

Daily Observer [Monrovia, Liberia] ^ | October 3, 2014 | Alaskai Moore Johnso

[huldah1776]

It has now been established by authorities of the Liberian Government that Mr. Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who became the “first ever” Ebola case diagnosed in the US, will be prosecuted if and when he gets back to Liberia.

The Associated Press (AP) quoted Mr. Binyah Kesselly as saying that Mr. Duncan would be prosecuted because he had lied on his airport health questionnaire when he filled it at the Roberts International Airport (RIA), minutes before he flew out of Liberia on September 19.

As one of several measures put into place at the airport because of the deadly Ebola virus disease, passengers flying out of Liberia are being screened and body temperature recorded. They are also asked if they had come into contact with any Ebola patients in the last 21 days.

It was that very question—whether he had contacted an Ebola patient in the last 21 days— according to the Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, Isaac W. Jackson, that Duncan, who is now admitted at a Texas hospital “in a stable but critical condition,” “lied” by answering “no.”

Min. Jackson further told this paper via telephone Thursday, October 2, that Duncan lied under oath and, “for that reason, he can be prosecuted.” He also stated that another reason why Duncan will be taken to court is that he violated Chapters 13 and 14 of the Public Health Law of Liberia. According to Min. Jackson, who is also an attorney, those two chapters talk about negligent conduct of putting others at risk when one is fully aware of the health risk.

About Duncan being aware of his medical condition before he left Liberia, his former boss, Mr. Henry Brunson, 60, manager of SafeWay Cargo, a licensed agent of FedEx, agreed that Duncan knew that he was infected with the virus, having directly participated in efforts to help save the life of his landlord’s daughter, who was pregnant. Mr. Brunson said Duncan was his “personal chauffeur” before he (Duncan) just “walked out” on September 4, and never saw nor heard from him again until it was reported that he had been diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the US. He stated that while he is sorry that Duncan might have passed the virus to others over the last few days, he, however, said he is glad that Duncan is in the US where he would get the best treatment to survive. “If he were in Liberia, he was going to surely die,” Mr. Brunson added sadly.

Duncan’s landlord’s daughter, Ms. Nathaline (earlier reported as Marthaline) Williams, 19, was seven months pregnant when she died of Ebola on September 16, having been rejected at three major hospitals in and around Monrovia, including JFK Memorial Hospital, ELWA Hospital and Benson Hospital. She was also rejected at Fredai Clinic at Police Academy Junction.

According to Duncan’s 72nd residence neighbors and Mr. Jiminez Grugbaye, taxi driver, who drove Duncan, Nathaline and her parents to all these health facilities, Duncan helped carried Nathaline when they got back home at midnight after she had been rejected at all those health facilities. “He was holding her hands; her brother held her from her back while her father held her feet as they carried her from the taxi to their apartment where she died,” 31-year-old Irene Seyou, who lives next door to Mr. Duncan’s apartment in the same building, told the Daily Observer.

Our Health Correspondent was told that Nathaline’s brother and an aunt of hers died few days ago, too, of Ebola. Her father and mother are now being isolated in the Ebola treatment unit.

Meanwhile, Grugbaye, the taxi driver, who looks healthy at the moment, said after they had been rejected at all of those health facilities, knew that something wasn’t right about his sick passenger’s illness.

“When I got home, I chlorinated my entire vehicle. I repeated it the next day before I got back in the traffic,” he stated.

He told the Daily Observer that he felt feverish on Wednesday and visited a “German Clinic”, where he was treated and discharged few hours later the same day. He, however, said he is willing to be placed under quarantine by health officials.

[huldah1776]

Stay out of the taxi.

[Meet the New Boss]

Man Who Took Ebola to US Will Be Prosecuted

They'll sentence his corpse to a long prison sentence

[doc1019]

They will probably be prosecuting a dead man. Good luck with that.

[MamaB]

This is beyond rediculous. Flights should be stopped immediately. Some people should be arrested for allowing them to continue. Is this the October Surprise? I am reminded of those Guidestones in GA which talks about bringing the population to a certain number.

[Veto!]

What I don’t understand: Why didn’t Duncan say he thought he had Ebola when he first went to the hospital in Dallas.

People are quibbling over whether he told them he was from Nigeria…but it wouldn’t matter where he came from if he had reason to believe he had Ebola. I wonder whether his first intake interview is on security camera somewhere. Because in the two days between that and his actual admittance to the hospital, as the virus took over his body, he may have killed several people…among them his nearest and dearest.

[Mark17]

Man Who Took Ebola to US Will Be Prosecuted

They'll sentence his corpse to a long prison sentence

If he survives, the Obungler will give him asylum. He will never face the music.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping…

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

[TomServo]

if and when he gets back to Liberia.

Good luck with that. He's being provided with the best medical care in the world. He's a national story and they'll kill themselves saving him just to be a part of the book and movie rights.

But he'll never return. It just ain't gonna happen.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I heard on the radio today that they were not going to let him back in their country. Said he was now “a refugee”. Barry Soetoro loves “refugees”. They make great commie ‘RAT voters.

[Red in Blue PA]

Shoot the bastard.

[trisham]

Thanks, Joe. I appreciate all that you are doing.

[null and void]

The game of Ebola Roulette continues...

*click* spin *click* spin *click* spin…BANG!

Eeeee-bolllll-aaaaaa ping!

Bring Out Your Dead

We’re gonna need

a bigger cart!

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...

[UCANSEE2]

So... why punish this guy when we just brought a journalist back from Liberia back to Nebraska BECAUSE he got infected ?

U.S. Journalist With Ebola Being Evacuated Freelancer Being Evacuated From Liberia to Nebraska
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3211088/posts

(P.S. The guy is a ‘freelancer’ who was hired about two weeks ago)

[gaijin]

people are wondering if the US government will act responsibly and I ask you to consider one question:

If Africans are driven by ebola to fly over to the USA, what way would they probably vote and what way would their children likely vote?

I think your answer will make you understand how the US government is going to do absolutely nothing to shut down flights from Africa, NO MATTER WHAT.

[Sooth2222]

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to be Ebola-free”

[9YearLurker]

Maybe because he had just denied it in order to get on his flight over here.

[GOPJ]

Send the Liberian Government a bill for all costs - or deduct it from the ‘scam’ money we pay them...

[berdie]

I have about come to the conclusion that the West African folks are not the brightest bulbs on the tree. That could be why it is being spread so easily in their own country.

They either don’t understand how dangerous this is...or they don’t understand how dangerous this is.

I heard on the news that the family that was “loosely” quarantined sent one of the kids to school yesterday.

Well ALRIGHTY then.

[bitt]

butterdezillion found the woman partner of Obola patient’s facebook page where she claims to be from Equador...maybe she is one of the summer stompers coming over the border???

[Bronzy]

http://kdvr.com/2014/10/02/report-liberia-to-prosecute-man-who-brought-ebola-to-u-s/