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Alarm after vomiting passenger dies on flight from Nigeria to JFK
NY Post ^ | 10-16-2014 | Philip Messing and Laura Italiano

Posted on 10/16/2014 7:08:26 PM PDT by tcrlaf

A plane from Nigeria landed at JFK Airport Thursday with a male passenger aboard who had died during the flight after a fit of vomiting — and CDC officials conducted a “cursory” exam before announcing there was no Ebola and turning the corpse over to Port Authority cops to remove, Rep. Peter King said on Thursday.

The congressman was so alarmed by the incident — and by what he and employees see as troubling Ebola vulnerabilities at JFK — that he fired off a letter to the federal Department of Homeland Security demanding more training and tougher protocols for handling possible cases there.

The unnamed, 63-year-old passenger had boarded an Arik Air plane out of Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday night, a federal law enforcement source said.

During the flight, the man had been vomiting in his seat, the source said. Some time before the plane landed, he passed away. Flight crew contacted the CDC, federal customs officials and Port Authority police, who all boarded the plane at around 6 a.m. as about 145 worried passengers remained on board, the source said.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: ebola; ebolaairline; flight; jfk; lagos; marburg; marburgvirus; newyork; nigeria; passenger; virus; vomiting
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To: tcrlaf

There are several symptoms of Ebola that we have been told about. One of them is bleeding out of every orifice they have in the final stages. This might be one of the clues they used.


81 posted on 10/16/2014 7:36:57 PM PDT by ThomasThomas (EGO venit lego tantum titulus Posteri)
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To: tcrlaf
The congressman was so alarmed by the incident — and by what he and employees see as troubling Ebola vulnerabilities at JFK — that he fired off a letter to the federal Department of Homeland Security demanding more training and tougher protocols for handling possible cases there.

Right, a sitting US Congressman DEMANDS the Department of Homeland Security to fix "troubling EBOLA" vulnerabilities at the airport, of which the security is overseen by a bunch of minimum wage, un-educated, coudn't-care-less TSA workers.

Yep, I have confidence our Gov't is gonna fix this. NOT!

82 posted on 10/16/2014 7:36:59 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: dfwgator

83 posted on 10/16/2014 7:37:14 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

84 posted on 10/16/2014 7:40:10 PM PDT by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: tcrlaf
One has to laugh at the title of the thread posted immediately before this one.

Ebola outbreak: How Nigeria is beating the killer virus.

Looks like they just put em on planes headed to JFK. They got it licked!

85 posted on 10/16/2014 7:41:54 PM PDT by Rodamala
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86 posted on 10/16/2014 7:42:44 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: tcrlaf
Here's the first thing wrong with this story: "A plane from Nigeria landed at JFK..."

Why are planes from Nigeria landing ANYWHERE in the U.S.? No, wait. Don't tell me. Obola!

87 posted on 10/16/2014 7:45:37 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: morphing libertarian
So what other dying of vomiting diseases are their in ninigeria

Well... there's

H1N1 (Swine flu) 2 dead 11 infected

Lassa Fever over 100 dead

Tons of Malaria

70 pupils contained with 'strange cough'

Cholera over 1000 dead

Dengue (Hemorrhagic Fever)

88 posted on 10/16/2014 7:45:45 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: tcrlaf

89 posted on 10/16/2014 7:47:42 PM PDT by kik5150
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To: UCANSEE2

This Vine is making the rounds on Twitter under the heading
Dodging Ebola Like:

http://t.co/SGmYTtVUEq

I love the chick falling over at the end.


90 posted on 10/16/2014 7:47:46 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: tcrlaf

Maybe he had a heart attack


91 posted on 10/16/2014 7:47:52 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: dfwgator; Joe 6-pack

92 posted on 10/16/2014 7:49:27 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: DesertRhino

He had a temp when he landed.......... room temp.


93 posted on 10/16/2014 7:49:51 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Malaysia has outbreaks of H1N1 and Dengue Fever.


94 posted on 10/16/2014 7:50:15 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: DCBryan1

I don’t know what this guy is suppose to be but it might be the CDC guy in disguise
http://vine.co/v/OAYu5OZh59D


95 posted on 10/16/2014 7:51:07 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: skeeter

Guess the idiots never heard of fever reducing medications.


96 posted on 10/16/2014 7:51:23 PM PDT by CARDINALRULES (Tough times never last -Tough people do. DK57 -- 6-22-02)
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To: Robe

I love how these congressidiots try and resolve everything with tersely worded letters. Yeah, that’ll work.


97 posted on 10/16/2014 7:51:41 PM PDT by Newton (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: tcrlaf

With that reaction from them, it really makes you wonder what the hell is going on. It seems purposeful and it is as plain as the nose on our face. Americans just can’t believe it and that’s what the BO regime is counting on.


98 posted on 10/16/2014 7:53:13 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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To: tcrlaf
No, no! Nothing to see! Died of Airsickness! Common occurrence!
99 posted on 10/16/2014 7:53:56 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: bgill
I don't know if we should leave, but I definitely advise skipping the fish course.

100 posted on 10/16/2014 7:54:45 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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