International Traveler Held At Newark Hospital Aft

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NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A passenger was being evaluated at a hospital in Newark Tuesday, after reportedly being identified as possibly having been exposed to the Ebola virus.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokeswoman Carol Crawford said the passenger was “identified as reporting symptoms or having a potential exposure to Ebola” during the enhanced screening process for those arriving in the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in West Africa.

The passenger was hospitalized for evaluation, and the CDC will contact others on the aircraft to determine whether they were put at risk, the CDC said.

The Record reported that the passenger had been on a flight from Liberia that went through Brussels before arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday afternoon. The passenger was held briefly at customs at Terminal C at the airport and was then sequestered from the other passengers from the flight, the newspaper reported.

The CDC did not name the hospital, but the newspaper reported there was a “flurry of activity” near University Hospital in Newark Tuesday night.

Customs and Border Protection officers earlier this month started screening passengers from West Africa who arrived at John F. Kennedy, Newark Liberty, Washington’s Dulles, Chicago’s O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airports.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/10/21/international-traveler-held-at-newark-hospital-after-possible-ebola-exposure/

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OriginalHappyCamper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote OriginalHappyCamper Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: International Traveler Held At Newark Hospital Aft Posted: October 22 2014 at 5:30am
	NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A passenger was being evaluated at a hospital in Newark Tuesday, after reportedly being identified as possibly having been exposed to the Ebola virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokeswoman Carol Crawford said the passenger was “identified as reporting symptoms or having a potential exposure to Ebola” during the enhanced screening process for those arriving in the U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in West Africa. The passenger was hospitalized for evaluation, and the CDC will contact others on the aircraft to determine whether they were put at risk, the CDC said. The Record reported that the passenger had been on a flight from Liberia that went through Brussels before arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday afternoon. The passenger was held briefly at customs at Terminal C at the airport and was then sequestered from the other passengers from the flight, the newspaper reported. The CDC did not name the hospital, but the newspaper reported there was a “flurry of activity” near University Hospital in Newark Tuesday night. Customs and Border Protection officers earlier this month started screening passengers from West Africa who arrived at John F. Kennedy, Newark Liberty, Washington’s Dulles, Chicago’s O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airports. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/10/21/international-traveler-held-at-newark-hospital-after-possible-ebola-exposure/

Jen147 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: March 23 2013 Status: Offline Points: 17144	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jen147 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 22 2014 at 6:32am
	Passenger Lands at Newark With Fever, Evaluated at Hospital for Ebola as Precaution Oct 22, 2014 Medical workers at University Hospital in Newark have isolated a sick passenger who landed at Newark Liberty Airport from Brussels and are evaluating him "as if he has Ebola" out of extreme caution, sources tell NBC 4 New York. The man, a Liberian national, had traveled from Liberia to Brussels before flying into Newark on United Airlines Flight 998 just before 1 p.m., Tuesday, officials said. He waited in line with other passengers at the customs check-in, and then was singled out for a health screening by agents because of his recent travel history, sources familiar with the screening said. That's when officers discovered he had a fever, according to the sources. It's not clear if he was exhibiting any other symptoms of illness. The passenger was transported to University Hospital, which has a contract with the Port Authority to take all of Newark Airport's medical cases. Two sources briefed on the treatment of the patient said he was being evaluated "as if he has Ebola" out of an abundance of caution and until proven otherwise. The patient remains in isolation and poses no risk to anyone, the sources said. Workers in protective gear were seen outside University Hospital and police taped off some entrances. CDC spokeswoman Carol Crawford said in a statement, "During the enhanced screening process for individuals arriving to the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, an individual was identified as reporting symptoms or having a potential exposure to Ebola. "The passenger is being transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. CDC or state/local public health officials will contact other passengers on the aircraft should it be determined that there was any risk to the other passengers of exposure to communicable disease," Crawford said. It's not clear how long it will take for test results to return, although past cases have taken up to a day. Newark is one of five airports nationwide that have been conducting health checks on passengers whose trips began in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, where Ebola has been spreading quickly, killing over 4,500 people over the past 10 months. Homeland Security Department officials at the airports -- which also include New York's Kennedy, Washington's Dulles, Chicago's O'Hare and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson -- use no-touch thermometers to check for fever, which can be a symptom of Ebola infection. The Obama administration announced Tuesday that all arrivals from the Ebola-ravaged zone in West Africa must now fly into those five airports performing fever checks. Previously, the administration said screenings at those airports covered about 94 percent of fliers from the three countries but missed a few who landed elsewhere. There are no direct flights from those nations into the U.S., but about 150 fliers per day arrive in the country via various multi-leg routes. Since screening started Oct. 11, 562 people have been checked at the five airports, according to Homeland Security. Of those, four who arrived at Dulles airport were taken to a local hospital. No cases of Ebola have been discovered through the airport screenings so far. Earlier this month, before the screenings began, a sick passenger was pulled off a flight at Newark and taken to University Hospital, where he was determined to have a minor medical condition. The passenger, who was also on a flight coming from Brussels, left the emergency department feeling well and was not tested for Ebola because he did not meet the criteria. Three cases of Ebola have been diagnosed in the United States so far, two of them health care workers who actually contracted it here. The nurses in Dallas were treating Thomas Duncan, who died. Nina Pham's condition was upgraded from fair to good Tuesday, and Amber Vinson is "doing OK, just trying to get stronger" at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, according to her mother. Also Tuesday, the NBC News freelancer diagnosed with Ebola while working in Liberia was declared free of the virus. "I'm so lucky," Ashoka Mukpo tweeted. "Wish everyone who got sick could feel this." http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Newark-Airport-Passenger-Fever-Evaluated-As-If-He-Has-Ebola-University-Hospital-279988202.html

Tinijocaro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: May 29 2009 Location: Buffalo, NY Status: Offline Points: 122	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tinijocaro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 25 2014 at 5:35am
	http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/25/health/us-ebola/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 New York (CNN) -- A woman quarantined at a New Jersey hospital after arrival from West Africa has tested negative for Ebola in a preliminary test, authorities said Saturday. The unidentified health care worker who had treated Ebola patients in West Africa arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday. NY & NJ begin mandatory Ebola quarantine Mayor: NYC prepared to handle Ebola When she arrived, she did not have a high temperature or Ebola symptoms, New Jersey health department spokesman Donna Leusner said. Leusner said she later developed a fever and was put in isolation at University Hospital in Newark. $An image of Craig Spencer taken from his LinkedIn profile. \n$ An image of Craig Spencer taken from his LinkedIn profile. But a friend of the health care worker said he had spoken with her, and denied that she had a fever. She was tested with a forehead scanner, which showed high temperatures at the airport because she was flushed, Dr. Seema Yasmin told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Friday. A later check with a more accurate oral thermometer showed the normal reading of 98 degrees, Yasmin said. After undergoing an Ebola test, her results came back negative, but she will remain quarantined for 21 days under new state rules that mandate isolation for people who had direct contact with Ebola patients in West African countries hard hit by the disease. "Physicians at University Hospital continue to monitor the patient and consult with the department of health and the CDC on patient evaluation and any potential need for additional testing," Leusner said in a statement.

Albert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: April 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 47746	Post Options Post Reply Quote Albert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 25 2014 at 5:57am
	What we need are charts to project the number of people that will be isolated each week coming from W. Africa. We're talking about isolating them here for 21 days instead of Liberia? Right now there are 1000 people per week coming in from Liberia. There will most likely be hundreds if not thousands here that are isolated very soon in enormous isolation camps. Seems easier to stop commercial (vacation) flights coming from Liberia for awhile. Obama may need to raise taxes or cut some programs to fund this venture for his peeps. The isolation camps will be the ideal Liberian mini slums once a couple cases emerge. They should have big glass windows where they're isolated so people can take pics of them just like going to the zoo. Will be like watching planet of the apes.
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sleusha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: November 11 2009 Status: Offline Points: 2660	Post Options Post Reply Quote sleusha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 25 2014 at 6:37am
	I had thought that from the very beginning that they should isolate people in W. Africa for 21 days rather than bringing them here and then isolating them. That's ridiculous. Makes no sense. If someone is going to W. Africa to help, surely it won't be a big deal to hang in there 21 days after service to assure you don't spread ebola unnecessarily. Our military will be set up there and can help to set up a quarantine area for those preparing to come back to the US. Doesn't take a master's degree to figure out what should be common sense.
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Albert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Joined: April 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 47746	Post Options Post Reply Quote Albert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: October 25 2014 at 6:58am
	Planning to isolate them here is a fairly bad mistake. If they're thinking this will deter travel from W. Africa to the U.S., that won't be the case and it will actually have the opposite effect. We're sending a message for the Liberians to come here for treatment and monitoring. Did the new czar think of this one on his own? Gene Simmons for czar is looking better and better. I also hope they have a plan to contain a potential outbreak within these U.S. Liberian isolation camps. We should just give them their own city for isolation. Liberian homestead act.
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