CDC Officials Meet Flight After Passenger Shows Possible Ebola Symptoms

ABC News ^ | 10/04/2014 | AARON KATERSKY and JOSH MARGOLIN

[Cementjungle]

A United Airilines flight from Brussels was met by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials today at Newark Liberty International Airport after a passenger on board believed to be from Liberia exhibited possible signs of Ebola.

The passenger was traveling with his daughter on United Flight 998 and both were removed from the plane by CDC crew in full hazmat gear.

A senior federal official said the passenger was exbihiting "flu-like symptoms."

[Cementjungle]

Now they call it “Flu-like symptoms”. I think they've been instructed to not use the word “Ebola” any more.

[EagleUSA]

“..passenger on board believed to be from Liberia..”

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Our policies protecting the American people....

[Drango]

Flying while black?

(just kidding, but if they are going to meet every black passenger with the sniffles...well)

[ladyjane]

Not to worry. They determined he was not contagious. Sure he wasn’t.

Why were they wearing hazmat suits?

[Cowboy Bob]

Must have made all the passengers coming off the plane feel real good.

BTW, I would think that Brussels will become "ground zero" for Europe.

[Cementjungle]

Our policies protecting the American people....

The word's getting out that if you have Ebola you will get free first class healthcare, and your family will get a free house too. Not a bad deal. All you have to do is get yourself to the USA.

[Drango]

EDIT: In another thread passenger was vomiting. Different story then.

[livius]

They obviously knew where he was coming from or what his passport information was, and it says he was coming from Liberia.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

A new form of Obamacare. You live in a 3rd world country where there is a high probability of dying from this, given the state of medicine where you live. If you have a visa, fly to the US, and voila, the rest is on us.

[COBOL2Java]

"Upon arrival at Newark Airport from Brussels, medical professionals instructed that customers and crew of United flight 988 remain on board until they could assist an ill customer," the statement said. "We are working with authorities and will accommodate our customers as quickly as we can."

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I'm sure the Obama Administration CDC will send their most competent medical staff to handle this crisis...

[maine-iac7]

Now they call it “Flu-like symptoms”. I think they've been instructed to not use the word “Ebola” any more.

They also, just recently, issued a new regulation just before all this broke out) that ANYONE showing cold/flu-like symptoms could be swooped up and taken off to who knows where. Where's YOUR local FEMA Internment Camp?

Gee, you'd almost think they KNEW this was coming...

[tumblindice]

I have a temperature and eels in my hovercraft.

[Cementjungle]

They also, just recently, issued a new regulation just before all this broke out) that ANYONE showing cold/flu-like symptoms could be swooped up and taken off to who knows where. Where's YOUR local FEMA Internment Camp?

The US Government's number one priority now is to keep this buried until after the election.

[wtd]

Another thread: WHAT IF THIS IS BIO-TERROR, NOT SIMPLE EBOLA and Marburg instead?

[seeker41]

Duncan’s condition is now critical. He is probably not going to make it. IMO he was too far along to be saved!

[COBOL2Java]

This week Van Jones is blaming Ted Cruz' filibuster for the CDC's problems in dealing with the Ebola crisis. You see, Cruz "helped shut America's government down this time this year, including the CDC," and they haven't yet recovered from that.

[Raebie]

What the fresh hell is this? He’s symptomatic and he hasn’t been tested. I’m living in another universe.

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“After the passenger in question was off the plane and it was determined he was not contagious, the rest of the passengers were allowed off, a source with knowledge of the situation told ABC News.”

[null and void]

Any word from your wife?

[maine-iac7]

The US Government's number one priority now is to keep this buried until after the election.

or is it the weapon they're planning on using for the excuse to impose M Law - and have NO election - and reign supreme with any congress or Senate?

They haven't, finally, after decades of working to get this close to take over, let an election get in their way.