Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The second Dallas health care Ebola patient flew on Frontier flight without symptoms

The second Dallas health-care worker diagnosed with Ebola traveled Monday on a Frontier Airlines flight, so health officials said Wednesday they are contacting passengers from the flight to alert them as a precaution.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking all 132 passengers from Frontier flight 1143, which landed at 8:16 p.m. CT, flew Monday from Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth, to call the CDC at 800-232-4636.
Public health officials are interviewing passengers and answering their questions. Anyone determined to be at risk will be monitored.
Amber Vinson, 26, of Dallas exhibited no symptoms on the flight but developed a fever the next day. Vinson had cared for Thomas Duncan, a Liberian who died Oct. 8 from Ebola.... USAtoday

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