A second health care worker in Texas Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas has been tested positive for Ebola. Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said its investigation "suggest more" that she and a colleague diagnosed with Ebola on October 14 were at higher risk of infection between 28 and 30 September, when Thomas Eric Duncan had been admitted to hospital, but has not yet received confirmation that he was infected.
"These two health workers to After working on these days, and the two had numerous contacts with the patient when the patient had extensive production of body fluids due to vomiting and diarrhea, "said CDC Director Thomas Frieden in a conference release today.
second healthcare worker flew from Cleveland, Ohio, in Dallas October 13, the day before she developed symptoms, leading CDC to try to contact the 132 passengers and crew on this flight. (The woman had a temperature "high" of 99.5 ° F or 37.5 ° C ;. Who is below the threshold of the fever, which is 100.4 ° F or 38.0 ° C) said Frieden the woman, whose work he did not specify, "should not have traveled on a commercial flight" but stressed that she did not vomit and did not bleed during the trip. "The level of risk of people around her would be extremely low," he said.
Frieden promised that that amount does not happen again. "We will ensure from that point before any other individual who is monitored for exposure undergoes travel any other way that controlled movement, "he said, which could include aircraft or chartered cars, but imposes restrictions on the use of public transport. The new patient will be transferred to the hospital of Emory University in Atlanta, which has a specialized unit to provide care Ebola later today.
From now on, CDC will send a rapid response team "go" for all health care facility that has an Ebola patient. CDC has also sent staff in Dallas and two experienced nurses Emory Ebola provide training and supervision of health workers from Texas Presbyterian.
As often happens with major breaking news, CDC could not answer all the questions of the journalists who attended the press conference or joined by phone. Science Insider had two reporters on the call that are not selected. They were left with the following questions
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Q :. You said that both health workers may have been particularly vulnerable between September 28, when Duncan was admitted to hospital and isolated, and September 30, when he was diagnosed. the infection control was inadequate in these days and how? Why is it less likely that they were infected after diagnosis
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Q: nurses gaps in the Dallas hospital specified in the way their hospital treated the case of Duncan. Your investigation confirmed these errors
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Q: What training, in particular, health workers receive before treating Mr. Duncan? Who provided the training and how long did it last
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Q: Why the latter being moved to Emory? Are you concerned about the level of care at Presbyterian Texas, other infections, or both
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Q: If all future patients to be moved to the one of the four Ebola treatment centers -Specialized the US if their condition permits
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Q :? What specific Ebola training is now provided Texas Presbyterian and other hospitals around the country
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Q: In West Africa, some health workers were afraid to care for patients with Ebola, and some have not shown to work or even leave their homes. Someone in Texas Presbyterian refused to handle Ebola patients
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Q: During the formation of CDC Ebola in Anniston, Alabama, workers health are told to strictly limit travel in Ebola treatment units, starting with the rotation of 1 hour. Is Texas Presbyterian uses a similar strategy? Are Emory and other centers dedicated
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Q: You said that about 50 health workers entered the room Duncan and want to limit the number of people exposed Ebola patients. How do you do that? What is the minimum number required for a single patient
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Q :? Are the people who care for patients Ebola has helped other patients
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Q: You have repeatedly assured the States United we know how to stop the Ebola virus. Are you concerned about the impact both have on your credibility
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Q: Do you think the media pay too much attention to the American epidemic and too little to the epidemic in West Africa
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