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2014-10-12 20:52:53| Biotech - Topix.net
A Texas health care worker who was in full protective gear while providing hospital care for an Ebola patient who later died has tested positive for the virus and is in stable condition, health officials said Sunday. If the preliminary diagnosis is confirmed, it would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. Meanwhile, a top federal health official said the health care worker's Ebola diagnosis shows there was a clear breach of safety protocol and all those who treated Thomas Eric Duncan are now considered to be potentially exposed.
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Obama gets update on latest Ebola developments
2014-10-12 20:52:52| Biotech - Topix.net
President Barack Obama has gotten an update about the latest developments on Ebola from his health secretary and his assistant for homeland security. The White House says Obama has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to move as quickly as possible in investigating the apparent breach of infection control procedures at the Texas hospital that had treated a Liberian man with the virus.
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Ebola Deaths Top 4,000; Screening Begins At New York's JFK Airport
2014-10-11 17:43:50| Biotech - Topix.net
Officials at five busy U.S. airports are putting in place screening measures meant to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Screening began at JFK Airport today; it will start at other international airports next week.
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Las Vegas sounds false alarm as global Ebola fears spread
2014-10-11 03:43:17| Airlines - Topix.net
A commercial plane was briefly quarantined on a Las Vegas airport tarmac on Friday, sending airline shares down as worldwide fears increased that Ebola could spread outside West Africa, where it has killed more than 4,000 people. Airline and hospital officials said a Delta Air Lines plane was held at McCarran International Airport, but it turned out to be a false alarm and an all-clear was issued.
When Holding An Orphaned Baby Can Mean Contracting Ebola
2014-10-10 16:20:17| Biotech - Topix.net
Anne Purfield and Michelle Dynes are epidemiologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They spent the last several weeks responding to the Ebola epidemic in the Kenema District of Sierra Leone, and recently returned to Atlanta.
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