“The patient, who was not identified, had apparently contracted the virus when he visited Uganda.”
How many people infected on the flight back?
On the bright side I won’t be around to see OSU lose another bowl game.
“How many people infected on the flight back?”
How many people could a terrorist infect walking around New York for 5-days?
Fortunately, probably none. Marburg is spread by contact with infected fluids, and usually those with a high virus concentration. From WHO's web page: "Infection through casual contact is thought to be exceedingly rare. The low rate of transmission to persons with casual contact suggests that aerosol transmission via the respiratory tract is not efficient, if it occurs at all."
So yes, scary story, but it sounds like the hospital workers followed good infection control procedures from the start, and no one else was infected. Amazing that the infected person survived, though - I thought mortality for Marburg was very high, but checking today, I find figures of 25-35%. Better supportive treatment, I guess.