Ebola in Inglewood - Following the death of Thomas Duncan from Dallas, Texas who had been infected with the deadly Ebola virus, another suspected case of an Ebola infected patient had been reported. The traveller had been taken to the Centinela Hospital in Inglewood after showing symptoms of Ebola. After a few tests had been done, health officials have confirmed that the suspected victim of Ebola in Inglewood was not Ebola after all.
Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, LA county public health officer, had made it clear during a press conference that the suspected case of Ebola in Inglewood simply followed screening for patients with travel history to Ebola infected countries.
"The case ... that was reported from Centinela does not meet this level, so it's not a suspected case of Ebola. Our department, our first responders and hospitals are prepared to handle a case of ebola should it occur in Los Angeles County. As I said we do not expect an outbreak of ebola in the county, but we're completely prepared to respond," stated Dr. Gunzenhauser.
After the scare of Ebola in Inglewood and the death of one Ebola victim in Dallas, the Center for Disease Control has taken tougher measures to screen Ebola at five US airports. Measures include checking for Ebola symptoms, temperature check and interviewing travellers who have visited West Africa. These airports are Chicago O'Hare, JFK, Dulles, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta and Newark.
These 5 airports, as you may know, are the destination of 94% of those who travel from the 3 countries affected by ebola right now," stated Josh Ernest, White House spokesman.
The scare of Ebola in Inglewood adds to another reports by the Los Angeles Times stating eight other patients in the Los Angeles County had been tested for the virus. Tests done proved negative. So far, only one US patient named Thomas Duncan had been confirmed to have died from Ebola.
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