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Posted: October 31 2014 at 3:09pm

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Portland person being monitored for Ebola has been isolated - @Oregonian

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Posted: October 31 2014 at 3:13pm

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/health/2014/10/31/person-being-monitored-for-ebola-in-oregon-hospitalized/18265269/

Could be a visitor from Africa, hope it's not another Duncan affair.

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Posted: October 31 2014 at 3:24pm

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Patient with symptoms has been hospitalized in Portland over concern about Ebola, but disease has not been diagnosed - @Oregonian

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Posted: October 31 2014 at 4:47pm

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A woman being monitored for Ebola has been isolated in a hospital, the Oregon Health Authority confirmed Friday afternoon.

Public health physicians were answering questions about the woman during a Friday afternoon press conference.

Doctors said the woman had recently been in West Africa and she was staying in Portland. They did not release many more details about her.

She was taken to Providence Milwaukie Hospital for assessment.after she developed a sustained fever of more than 102 degrees.

The woman is not a risk to the public, according to OHA spokesman Jonathan Modie.

It has not been confirmed that the woman has Ebola. The hospital was testing her blood to find out if the virus is present.

"The patient does have an acute illness of some kind," said Dr. Paul Lewis, Tri-County Health Officer. "Ebola is on a list of possibilities."

People who were recently in close contact with the patient were under a voluntary quarantine.

Background: Second person being monitored for Ebola in Mult. Co.

Related: Portland-area hospitals adjust Ebola plans

On Monday, Multnomah County officials said a visitor from West Africa was being monitored for Ebola but the person had not yet shown signs of the virus. It has not been confirmed if that visitor is the person who was hospitalized Friday.

One other person in Oregon had undergone a 21-day monitoring protocol after traveling from West Africa, complying with current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control.

Although no cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Oregon, six metro-area hospitals have all told KGW they are prepared for the virus and are adjusting their plans based on the latest information available.

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/health/2014/10/31/person-being-monitored-for-ebola-in-oregon-hospitalized/18265269/

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Posted: October 31 2014 at 7:56pm

This one sounds interesting, not too far from home. The below news report has a bit more info in it:
http://koin.com/2014/10/31/person-undergoing-ebola-monitoring-in-portland/

The woman — whose name will not be released because of confidentiality issues — had been being monitored since she returned. When the fever developed Friday morning, EMS teams were sent to assess her condition.

It was decided she should be transported to the hospital.

Providence Milwaukie Hospital, Oct. 31, 2014 (KOIN 6 News)

Officials said this does not mean the patient has Ebola. A full series of tests will be done and the CDC will also evaluate the tests before any kind of diagnosis is revealed.

There is no risk to the public, OHA officials said. Risk is considered low for patient, but medically prudent approach was to do more evaluation.

The person arrived in Portland recently from either Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone. She had been under monitoring protocol since arriving in Portland and her temperature had consistently been fine, until Friday morning, officials said.

Other people in the woman’s home have voluntarily agree to home quarantine for the time being.

In a statement, Gov. John Kitzhaber said:

“State and local public health officials are monitoring the situation and keeping me informed. Local health departments, hospitals, health care providers, and first responders have been working together to ensure the state is prepared, and earlier this week, health officials and I outlined protocols for just this type of situation. The protocols are intended to both protect the health and safety of Oregonians and get people the care they need. I appreciate the commitment from the health care community to get this individual appropriate care, and we will keep Oregonians informed as we know more.”

US Sen. Jeff Merkley also released a statement:

“My thoughts and prayers are with the patient and her family and I send my best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. We don’t yet know whether this is Ebola, and until we know whether it is, it is critical that all necessary precautions are taken and protocols followed to ensure the health and ýsafety of all Oregonians. We must follow known best practices and I will do all I can to ensure that Oregon has the full support and backing of our public health agencies.”

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Posted: October 31 2014 at 8:01pm

It appears she's from Liberia. A better article from the Oregonian.

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2014/10/woman_visiting_from_liberia_ho.html

Woman visiting from Liberia hospitalized in Portland area being tested for Ebola

on October 31, 2014 at 4:05 PM, updated October 31, 2014 at 7:11 PM

A Liberian woman who recently arrived in Portland and was monitoring herself for Ebola symptoms under a voluntary program was whisked to the hospital at mid-day Friday with a high temperature.

She was taken to Providence Milwaukie Hospital, where she is in isolation and being tested for the disease, which is highly contagious and has killed thousands of people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

"We had hoped this wouldn't happen," said Dave Underriner, regional chief executive for Providence Health & Services. "We've done a lot of work to prepare for an Ebola case."

Although state and county health officers declined to provide details about the patient's background, a source told The Oregonian she arrived from Liberia on Tuesday evening.

Physicians don't know whether the woman has the disease or another infection. She could have the flu or even malaria. State and county health officials said she poses no risk to the public and that the system worked like clockwork.

Since arriving in Portland, the woman had been taking her temperature twice a day and reporting to the Multnomah County Health Department. Until Friday, her temperature had been normal, said Dr. Katrina Hedberg, state health officer. But in the morning it spiked.

Doctors speak about possible Ebola case at Providence Milwaukie Hospital Dr. Dave Underriner, Dr. Paul Lewis and Dr. Katrina Hedberg spoke at a press conference about a patient who had recently been to either Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea and was being monitored for symptoms of the Ebola virus. This morning she came down with a 102 degree fever, and was admitted to Providence Milwaukie Hospital.

"It got our attention because it was was over 102 degrees," said Dr. Paul Lewis, health officer for Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties.

The county sent medics to her home, including Dr. Jonathan Jui, Multnomah County's emergency services medical director. Dressed in full protective gear, from his head to fingertips to toes, he examined her and decided she should be hospitalized.

She was taken to Milwaukie, which had been established by Providence as an Ebola training center and is fully staffed for treating an infected patient. Underriner said she was ushered into the hospital through a "secured" pathway far from other patients.

She is now being treated in isolation by medical personnel wearing the proper protective equipment. The virus is highly infectious but it can only be transmitted through bodily fluids, such as sweat, urine, semen and saliva.

Physicians will draw a blood sample, then triple package it according to biohazard regulations for shipment to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta or another CDC lab. Only selected labs in the United States can run Ebola tests.

If the test is negative, another will probably be done in three days. Often the virus doesn't show up until the person has been symptomatic for 72 hours.

It could take a day to get the woman's blood sample to the CDC, Lewis said. The test results take about four hours.

Gov. John Kitzhaber is staying up-to-date on the situation through reports from state and local health officials, he said in a statement.

"Local health departments, hospitals, health care providers and first responders have been working together to ensure the state is prepared," the statement said, "and earlier this week, health officials and I outlined protocols for just this type of situation. The protocols are intended to both protect the health and safety of Oregonians and get people the care they need."

The people with whom the woman was staying with in Portland have agreed to voluntary quarantine in their own home until the results of the blood test are known. The woman who was hospitalized has been free to leave to travel around Portland since she arrived.

"This person's movement was not restricted because there's no rationale for it," Lewis said. "She had no symptoms."

Based on CDC guidelines, she was considered to be a low risk. "She did not have any known contact with Ebola patients," Hedberg said.

Besides this woman, one other person in the Portland area is also being monitored for Ebola symptoms.

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Posted: October 31 2014 at 8:25pm

Here we go again.

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Posted: November 01 2014 at 9:45am

They should have results by now. Is the CDC mobilizing?

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Posted: November 01 2014 at 11:13am

This is case is close to my backyard. Here's the hospital's news site link to keep watch on: http://oregon.providence.org/news-and-events/news/2014/10/update/ if there's a press conference scheduled, they may post the time here.

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 7:27am

"Liberian woman who recently arrived in Portland and was monitoring herself for Ebola symptoms under a voluntary program was whisked to the hospital at mid-day Friday with a high temperature.."..

Still No Results reported. Makes you wonder!!!!

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 7:27am

Still No report on tests. Makes you Wonder!!!!

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 9:49am

The Oregonian's article was updated: http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2014/11/liberia_woman_hospitalized_in.html

(..... Liberian woman who was rushed to Providence Milwaukie Hospital on Friday over fears she might be infected with Ebola is no longer suffering from a fever, according to members of the Portland family she was visiting.

"She's feeling good," the husband in the host family said during a brief interview on Saturday. "There's no more temperature.".....)

The update is not from the hospital, its from her host family. But its a good sign, if its true her fever went away, right? Still no test results communicated which is curious, seems they should have them by now.

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 10:39am

That's good to know. But yeah, it is well known that Ebola fevers go up and down in many people.

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http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2014/11/02/woman-being-monitored-for-ebola-portland/18373009/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 11:00am

Thanks for clarifying, Onefluover, I didn't know about the potential for fever fluctuations with Ebola.

Below is the most recent update I could find (from this morning)- I noticed in this story, they inserted the reference to relocating her to another hospital, if her results come back positive. ("Underrider said if the woman tests positive for Ebola, the CDC will mobilize a team and likely move her to an established CDC Ebola care facility in another city.")

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Report: Woman being monitored for Ebola no longer has fever

PORTLAND, Ore. – A Liberian woman being monitored for Ebola at a hospital in Milwaukie no longer has a fever, her host family told The Oregonian.

Host family members said the woman was feeling better and her temperature went down.

KGW has learned the 21-year-old woman from Liberia moved to Oregon on Tuesday.

Background: Woman being monitored for Ebola in Oregon hospitalized

Health officials said Friday that the woman had no known contact with anyone affected by Ebola and was considered a low risk for contracting the disease.

Officials are still waiting for test results from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.

Providence Health & Services regional chief executive Dave Underrider on Saturday said all precautions were being taken.

"It's pretty intense care. Again, we don't know if she has Ebola or not, but we're treating her as if she does," he said.

Underrider said if the woman tests positive for Ebola, the CDC will mobilize a team and likely move her to an established CDC Ebola care facility in another city.

Tri-County Health Officer Dr. Paul Lewis says the woman had been checking her temperature twice a day and developed a "persistent fever" on Friday morning. Medics wearing protective gear evaluated her and determined she should visit a hospital.

Health officials determined the woman had an "acute illness of some kind", but further tests were needed. Ebola was on the list of possibilities, according to Lewis.

The woman's host family was under a voluntary quarantine.

KGW spoke with Joseph Yeaney, a board member with the Oregon Association for Liberia. He said the Liberian community has been working closely with local health officials since the Ebola crisis began several months ago.

Yeaney's organization has been helping the woman since she arrived in Portland. They have also helped other recent immigrants from Liberia, he said.

Yeaney said families who host newcomers don't shake hands or hug until 21 days have passed. They also monitor each other's temperatures.

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 2:23pm

onefluover wrote:

That's good to know. But yeah, it is well known that Ebola fevers go up and down in many people.

The largest study of the current outbreak found that in nearly 13% of “confirmed and probable” cases in Liberia, Sierra Leone, guinea and elsewhere, those infected did not have fevers.

The study, sponsored by the World Health Organization and published online late last month by the New England Journal of Medicine, analyzed data on 3,343 confirmed and 667 probable cases of Ebola.

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 2:28pm

Canada and Australia just did full bans on visas. It's seems like a good temp solution.

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Posted: November 02 2014 at 2:44pm

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Patient in isolation at Milwaukie, Ore., hospital tests negative for Ebola virus - @fox12oregon

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