The deputy sheriff in Dallas has tested negative! Thank God!
Thursday, October 09, 2014 9:13:00 pm
Anonymous said...
Yes! of course this report of negative Ebola blood assay provides a sense of relief...but, it's too early to be sure this deputy is completely in the clear.
So, This deputy is cleared ....Except for the tiny bit of contradiction as pointed out in this article...
Quote: "“Mr. Monnig’s condition is good with no fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea reported,” the hospital said in a statement. “His current condition is not consistent with an early stage Ebola diagnosis.” Vs. "Christopher Dyer, president of the Dallas County Sheriff's Assn., spoke with Monnig and his wife Thursday. “He said he’s starting to feel a lot better and his fever’s still coming down,”"Dyer said, adding that Monnig's wife “wants to relay to everybody: Let’s just take a deep breath. She doesn’t want people to get overly concerned before we know what’s happening.”
********* One test for Ebola, the indirect fluorescence assay, is known to have a rather low specificity, and therefore a rather high false negative rate. PCR testing has also been known to miss cases of affliction. (source) In other words, it is possible for an Ebola test to be negative when the person actually does have Ebola.
& it takes 48 to 72 hours for the virus to show up in a blood test
Thursday, October 09, 2014 10:26:00 pm
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Ebola Panic Inches Closer to HOllywood: Possible Patient Rushed to LA Hospital
The asymptomatic patient was brought to the Centinela
Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department on Tuesday night by ambulance from
Los Angeles International Airport as a precaution due to travel history.
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New Jersey Customs Agent: We're Not Prepared for Ebola
A federal customs official at New Jersey's Newark International Airport says that they are not trained or equipped to face passengers who might be infected with Ebola.
President Barack Obama finally announced that five of the nations largest international airports will begin Ebola screenings in an effort to identify possible Ebola carriers and prevent an outbreak here at home.
Federal officials plan to implement the new screening regime at New York's Kennedy International, Washington D.C.'s Dulles, Chicago's O'Hare, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, and Newark's Liberty International.
But a new report by a Customs agent at Newark's Liberty Airport says they are not ready at all if Ebola happens to show up in New Jersey.
"They are assuring the public everything is being done, but it is not," the agent told New York's NBC 4.
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***** CDC’s Ebola Advice to Airline Crews: Watch for Passengers 'Using Restroom Many Times’*****
Plane cleaners strike at New York airport terminal over Ebola fears
***Note: what is interesting about this link to Fox is the video IS NOT the same video report provided in this morning's Fox segment which showed the valid concerns of these unionized workers dealing with human waste and aircraft sanitation.
***** CDC: 150 People Enter U.S. Per Day from Ebola-Stricken Countries--or 4,500 Per Month
(CNSNews.com) - Both Homeland Security Secretary Secretary Jeh Johnson and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden said on Wednesday that 150 people a day arrive in the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, the three West African countries that have been hit by the Ebola virus.
"When somebody travels from one of those three West African countries, even through a transit point (in Europe), we know where they're coming from. So we're able to track this. And we know that on average it's about 150 passengers a day," Johnson told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
Ebola crisis: British man suspected of contracting virus 'dies in Macedonia'
The unnamed man 's death was announced by a senior Macedonian Government official.
A second Briton had shown symptoms of the virus, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity is reported to have said.
***Note: Two UNIDENTIFIED MALES categorized as "BRITISH" should raise ??'s
CIA WorldFactbook on Macedonia
NBCNews Exclusive: First Ebola Vaccine Trial Starts in Africa
The first trial of an Ebola vaccine in Africa has started, researchers said Thursday, with the vaccination of three health care workers in Mali.
AoW, Union Tribune San Diego: Haunting truth: Hazmat suits better for Halloween than Ebola in U.S. but interest is up Ebola an Issue for the Switzerland ETF
reported under the category of 'finance'
I've seen other reports on the ebola crisis filed under finance...this link illustrates the forces keeping a soft touch on travel.
Ebola summit: Leaders of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone discuss crisis with UN, IMF, World Bank
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Ebola victim’s remains to be cremated, sick deputy awaits test results
Posted: Oct 09, 2014 2:02 PM EST Updated: Oct 09, 2014 2:08 PM EST
By: myfoxdfw.com Staff
Ebola victim’s remains to be cremated, sick deputy awaits test results
The remains of Thomas Eric Duncan, the man who died from Ebola Wednesday morning in Dallas, have been sent for cremation.
Duncan died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital after ten days of treatment in isolation.
State health officials said his body was transported away from the hospital, but didn't give specifics about where it was taken.
The Centers for Disease Control recommended the body be wrapped in a triple layer of plastic and leak-proof bags. Those bags were to be sprayed with disinfectant.
Duncan's ashes will reportedly be returned to his family.
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Thursday, October 09, 2014 9:13:00 pm
Yes! of course this report of negative Ebola blood assay provides a sense of relief...but, it's too early to be sure this deputy is completely in the clear.
So, This deputy is cleared ....Except for the tiny bit of contradiction as pointed out in this article...
LATimes: Texas deputy doesn't have Ebola, state says
Quote:
"“Mr. Monnig’s condition is good with no fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea reported,” the hospital said in a statement. “His current condition is not consistent with an early stage Ebola diagnosis.”
Vs.
"Christopher Dyer, president of the Dallas County Sheriff's Assn., spoke with Monnig and his wife Thursday. “He said he’s starting to feel a lot better and his fever’s still coming down,”"Dyer said, adding that Monnig's wife “wants to relay to everybody: Let’s just take a deep breath. She doesn’t want people to get overly concerned before we know what’s happening.”
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One test for Ebola, the indirect fluorescence assay, is known to have a rather low specificity, and therefore a rather high false negative rate. PCR testing has also been known to miss cases of affliction. (source)
In other words, it is possible for an Ebola test to be negative when the person actually does have Ebola.
Ebola Questions & False Negative Test Results
& it takes 48 to 72 hours for the virus to show up in a blood test
Thursday, October 09, 2014 10:26:00 pm