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Yale-New Haven Hospital treating quarantined patient with Ebola-like symptoms
WFSB ^ | 10-16-2014 | WFSB-TV

Posted on 10/16/2014 7:52:16 AM PDT by tcrlaf

Hospital officials in New Haven have quarantined a patient with Ebola-like symptoms as a precaution.

Officials tell Eyewitness News that the patient was admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital.

The hospital released a statement Thursday morning.

"Yale-New Haven Hospital admitted a patient late Wednesday night for evaluation of Ebola-like symptoms," the hospital said. "We have not confirmed or ruled-out any diagnosis at this point. We are working in cooperation with city, state and federal health officials. There is no further information available at this time."

Officials said they'll know more later in the day.

There's no word on the patient's condition or identity.

Mayor Toni Harp met with city officials Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at the city's Emergency Operations Center. They planned to brief the media afterward. The state Department of Public Health said it was aware of the case.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: ebola; newhaven; pandemic; yale
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Check this out.

Is the United States in a good position to stay a step ahead of this growing epidemic?

In Liberia, the infrastructure to combat such a widespread outbreak is weak. It is not easy to get to a hospital and get rehydrated; there is no tracking system in place to find and notify others who might have come into contact with those who have contracted the virus. Even if you could identify all of these people, there isn’t a humane, reliable way to isolate them from the rest of the community. Missing all of these elements is a “double whammy” to economically vulnerable areas trying to manage such a deadly, fast-moving epidemic. The most important factor in controlling the Ebola outbreak is a strong, well-functioning health system, which we have here in the United States.

http://news.yale.edu/2014/10/09/public-education-not-panic-best-approach-ebola-crisis-says-yale-expert

21 posted on 10/16/2014 8:14:48 AM PDT by McGruff (The whole Omama Administration is a breach in protocol)
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To: Cowboy Bob

Only if they survive it.


22 posted on 10/16/2014 8:14:55 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: BillyBonebrake

Explain to this old dummy what PPE is?


23 posted on 10/16/2014 8:14:57 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps. And they're all stupid.)
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To: tcrlaf

Guess Obama isn’t in a kissing and hugging mood today.


24 posted on 10/16/2014 8:15:37 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Liberals were raised by women or wimps. And they're all stupid.)
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To: tcrlaf
There is a live feed at the link, currently showing reporters waiting on the presser.

If I was the reporter assigned I'd do the presser via Skype!

25 posted on 10/16/2014 8:16:05 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: VerySadAmerican

Personal Protective Equipment


26 posted on 10/16/2014 8:18:04 AM PDT by NY.SS-Bar9 (Those that vote for a living outnumber those that work for one.)
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To: VerySadAmerican

Personal Protective Equipment.


27 posted on 10/16/2014 8:19:02 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: tcrlaf

>Oct. 14: Two Yale students researching Ebola in Liberia return home

Idiots. Play with your Ebola in a lab here, not out in the field of moronic natives who infect and kill others.

I wonder how many native’s flesh these morons chummed up against?


28 posted on 10/16/2014 8:21:12 AM PDT by soycd
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To: NY.SS-Bar9

Maybe people returning from West Africa should be sent to Guantanamo for three weeks before entering the country.


29 posted on 10/16/2014 8:21:16 AM PDT by Eva
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To: VerySadAmerican

Personal Protective Equipment. Things like cut-resistant gloves for butchers, bunker gear Fire Fighters wear, face shields/goggles, Tyvek haz-mat suits, arc-flash suits for electricians, etc.


30 posted on 10/16/2014 8:21:47 AM PDT by matt04
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To: tcrlaf

Call the CDC Strike Team!

Use the Hash Tag! #

31 posted on 10/16/2014 8:25:58 AM PDT by Calamari (Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
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To: matt04

Now they’re moving Nina Pham to Maryland. It seems they’re moving confirmed cases to hospitals more equipped to handle Ebola

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/ebola-stricken-dallas-nurse-nina-pham-expected-be-moved-maryland-n227391


32 posted on 10/16/2014 8:26:48 AM PDT by lancium
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To: McGruff
“I don’t think they should let any stigma associated with Ebola affect the work they’re doing,” said Alex Hua, of the Yale School of Public Health.

That attitude should result in a lot of headstones in our cemeteries. Can't hurt Ebolas feelings...
33 posted on 10/16/2014 8:28:05 AM PDT by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
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To: BillyBonebrake

Good luck, and prayers sent. Please keep the SITREP updated and the RUMINT going ;)


34 posted on 10/16/2014 8:28:24 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: lancium

So the CDC has definitely set the standard of care as hospitalization at one of our specialized isolation units. We have a total of about 20 of those beds in the whole country. Won’t take many “guests” from West Africa to fill them up....


35 posted on 10/16/2014 8:30:09 AM PDT by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
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To: lancium; Smokin' Joe; Dark Wing; Black Agnes

From your link:

Nina Pham, one of the two nurses who contracted Ebola in Dallas, is expected to be moved to a National Institutes of Health isolation unit in Bethesda, Maryland, a federal official with direct knowledge of the plans told NBC News on Thursday.

The transfer could happen later Thursday, but the official cautioned that plans were evolving. Pham was diagnosed with the virus on Sunday after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who contracted Ebola in Liberia, flew to Dallas and later died.

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Texas Pres. Being allowed to sink like Titanic?


36 posted on 10/16/2014 8:34:33 AM PDT by Covenantor ("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
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To: tcrlaf

Not sure what’s up over here but they’re not letting a hospice patient transfer out. same with other transfers.


37 posted on 10/16/2014 8:43:56 AM PDT by BillyBonebrake
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To: BillyBonebrake

Let us know if you hear anything about the Boston subway thing


38 posted on 10/16/2014 8:48:29 AM PDT by lancium
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To: BillyBonebrake; maggief; penelopesire; Smokin' Joe; Chgogal

Holy crap.

Stay safe.


40 posted on 10/16/2014 8:56:39 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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