Woman at Ben Taub will be tested for Ebola

Click2Houston ^ | 11/18/2014 | Click2Houston staff

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Woman at Ben Taub will be tested for Ebola

HOUSTON - Local 2 has learned a woman at Ben Taub Hospital is now being tested for Ebola.

The woman was transported to the hospital with Ebola-like symptoms Monday night.

She claims she had recently visited West Africa. Hours after being admitted to the hospital, the city health department said the woman did not meet the criteria to be tested.

Now, we're being told the tests will be conducted even though the woman is low risk for the virus. Her test samples have been sent to Austin and the results are expected back on Wednesday night and health officials believe it is highly unlikely that she will test positive.

This is a developing story and we will provide updates when new details become available.

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also consider:

• Sibling of YISD student under Ebola watch

  Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 | Jessica Gonzalez

  El PASO, Texas – Ysleta Independent School District officials were notified Tuesday morning that the sibling of a student at East Point Elementary school has been placed under Ebola watch in accordance to guidelines outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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• NPR: Americans think Ebola is a Top Health Care Problem

• NPR: Aid Groups See a drpoff in US health volunteers to fight Ebola

[rawcatslyentist]

Somebody put her on a plane to a cruise ship location pronto!

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• CNN: CDC fights for Ebola funding and attention

• Arab News: Man recovering from Ebola quarantined at New Delhi airport

• PTINews: Man from Rajasthan shows Ebola-like symptoms

• PTINews: Man tests positive for Ebola, kept under isolation

• Heraldnet: 8 Washington hospitals prepare for Ebola patients

• NationalGeographic: Doctor's Death Stirs Quest for Faster, Better Ebola Tests

• ArabNews: Sierra Leone seeks. Saudi help in fight against Ebola

• KPBS: Detailed Picture Of ZMapp Shows Room For Improvement

[the OlLine Rebel]

I do not want to hear that her first test is negative.

I want to hear that her test 2 or 3 weeks from now is negative.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread

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If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your......

(Since all records of obama's past were lost in a tragic boating accident and fire, no one can be certain that the guy in the red circle isn't him...)

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...