State of ME says... #KaciHickox roommate in Africa tested positive for Ebola [risk has passed]

Twitter/NECN ^ | 10/31/14 | Marnie MacLean

[wtd]

If kaci’s roommate in Africa actually tested positive, where is this individual receiving treatment?

[ladyjane]

The incubation period for ebola is 2-21 days,

Actually, no. That accounts for only 90% of the cases. The incubation period can go up around 40 days.

[ladyjane]

I should have added, it varies by location. Different incubation periods for the different W African countries. Which makes sense. The virus is going to evolve and and display different characteristics over time.

[Ann Archy]

I'd bet MONEY that she's been coached by the White House!!!

She is a disgusting B@tch!

[berdie]

You made me lol!!! Thanks.

[Ray76]

I based my comment on my recollection of an article in the NE Jour. of Medicine (http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1411100#t=abstract). It turns out the incubation period is greater than I recalled, the article states “The mean incubation period was 11.4 days”. I don’t intend to be argumentative, only to show the basis for my comment.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[cynwoody]

I based my comment on my recollection of an article in the NE Jour. of Medicine (http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1411100#t=abstract). It turns out the incubation period is greater than I recalled

Thanks for the link.

Here's one of their charts:

The red is a curve-fit, and the blue is the cumulative probability over time. It looks like their median is 8 or 9 days.

Their data appears to confirm the WHO report in that the tail past 21 days is thicker than the CDC report indicates.

Measuring Ebola incubation times is an inexact science.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

I know she’s a operative for the CDC,but I can’t find out if she’s a RN.

FWIW, I heard on a talk show that she's a registered RN in Texas.