Yesterday, over 100 people in NJ being monitored for ebola and 100 in NY. I guess they are all in magically perfect health because I can’t find any report that any of them in either state are being tested.
Either that, or I missed something. Been googling for an hour this morning. Zip. So there must be no symptoms in over 200 people, right? Or is the AP News Blackout on ebola testing getting tighter? [Right after the ebola czar was announced]
Why AP isn’t moving stories for every suspected Ebola case
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3217770/posts
Poynter ^ | Oct. 17, 2014 | Kristen Hare
On Friday, the Associated Press posted an advisory to editors about suspected cases of Ebola, which they’re hearing of more and more. “The AP has exercised caution in reporting these cases and will continue to do so,” the advisory reads. Here’s the rest: Most of these suspected cases turn out to be negative. Our bureaus monitor them, but we have not been moving stories or imagery simply because a doctor suspects Ebola and routine precautions are taken while the patient is tested. To report such a case, we look for a solid source saying Ebola is suspected and some sense... [SNIP]
EHFV RNA does not appear in blood until after symptom onset, sometimes as much as 24-48 hours after.
When the media talks abut “testing” of asymptomatic people, I have no idea what they’re talking about.
And people “under observation”? I hear “I’ve got Ebola” or “My patient has Ebola” stories every day. I haven’t tested one (yet), because most of the stories are ridiculous. I am aware that some “I’ve got Ebola” people have actually been tested and referred into some sort of observation status.
Local public health bureaucrats are like all other bureaucrats. Risk-averse (to perceived risk) and alive to possible future budget gains. I bet you anything that a five-minute interview of the “over 200 people” being “monitored for Ebola” would send 99% of them home.
Just my opinion, understand, but I predict zero indigenous cases (non-arrivals from the hot zone, not including HCWs caring for Craig Spencer) in 30 days.
But, as they say, that’s why they play the games. We’ll see.