Ebola Update

Trends-in-Medicine is offering updates on Ebola, which recently has shown up inside the United States. We don’t normally cover this type of story on Policy and Medicine, but found Lynne Peterson’s articles to provide important information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC itself is providing daily updates as well, and we have offered some additional coverage of the latest news about Ebola’s spread into the United States. On October 2, the CDC confirmed that the first case of this strain of Ebola outside of Africa has been diagnosed, and that patient is in Dallas, Texas. The New York Times provides a detailed account of what health officials are doing to contain the virus here. Along with quarantine, another pertinent issue is the removal and disposal of potentially infected materials. Reuters explores that issue here.  On October 3, two Washington D.C. area hospitals—Howard University and Shady Grove Adventist—both admitted a patient with Ebola-like symptoms and travel histories associated with the virus. These cases have not been confirmed, noted the Washington Post. “In an abundance of caution, we have activated the appropriate infection control protocols, including isolating the patient,” a spokeswoman for Howard stated. “Our medical team continues to evaluate and monitor progress in close collaboration with the CDC and the Department of Health.” CNN also reports that an NBC camera-man has just been diagnosed with Ebola...
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