The waves of panic and relief continue today as more news on the Ebola front is released. This morning a currently unidentified North Carolina man has tested negative for Ebola after returning from Liberia on Friday and reporting a fever on Sunday. He was taken to Duke University Hospital and will be tested again in 72 hours.
Until the results of additional testing are known, the patient will remain in the contained, isolated and secured unit at Duke in which care has been delivered since admission Sunday night, according to state health officials.
So far it seems there is nothing to really worry about, but of course for some it could be disconcerting to think about everyone the man came in contact with during his travels after landing at Newark Airport.
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While health officials say the risk to the public is “extremely low,” they are also monitoring the man’s family and reaching out to people who might have come into contact with the man as he rode a commercial bus from Newark to Person County.
In other news:
Woman in London tests negative for Ebola after suspicion – The woman was taken to St George’s Hospital with a fever on Sunday evening but Public Health England has confirmed she does not have the disease.
Seven out of 10 Americans support mandatory quarantines – A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll gives us a look at how Americans feel about quarantine when it comes to health professionals returning from West Africa after treating Ebola patients.
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