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| MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s chief medical officer is placing herself under quarantine for 21 days after her office assistant died of Ebola. | MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s chief medical officer is placing herself under quarantine for 21 days after her office assistant died of Ebola. |
| Bernice Dahn, a deputy health minister who has represented Liberia at regional conferences intended to combat the epidemic, said Saturday that she did not have any Ebola symptoms but wanted to make sure that she was not infected. | Bernice Dahn, a deputy health minister who has represented Liberia at regional conferences intended to combat the epidemic, said Saturday that she did not have any Ebola symptoms but wanted to make sure that she was not infected. |
| Also on Saturday, the National Institutes of Health said that it was preparing to care for an American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone. | Also on Saturday, the National Institutes of Health said that it was preparing to care for an American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone. |
| As early as Sunday, the American doctor is expected to be admitted for observation at the special isolation unit at the agency’s clinical center in Maryland out of what it called “an abundance of caution.” | As early as Sunday, the American doctor is expected to be admitted for observation at the special isolation unit at the agency’s clinical center in Maryland out of what it called “an abundance of caution.” |
| The agency’s infectious disease chief, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said that an exposure to Ebola did not necessarily mean that someone would become sick. The World Health Organization says 21 days is the maximum incubation period for Ebola, which has killed more than 3,000 people across West Africa and is hitting Liberia especially hard. The W.H.O. figures released Friday said 150 people died in the country in just two days. | The agency’s infectious disease chief, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said that an exposure to Ebola did not necessarily mean that someone would become sick. The World Health Organization says 21 days is the maximum incubation period for Ebola, which has killed more than 3,000 people across West Africa and is hitting Liberia especially hard. The W.H.O. figures released Friday said 150 people died in the country in just two days. |
| Liberia’s government has asked people to keep themselves isolated for 21 days if they think they have been exposed. The scale of the outbreak, however, has made it difficult to trace the contacts of victims and quarantine those who might be at risk. | Liberia’s government has asked people to keep themselves isolated for 21 days if they think they have been exposed. The scale of the outbreak, however, has made it difficult to trace the contacts of victims and quarantine those who might be at risk. |
| “Of course we made the rule, so I am home for 21 days,” Ms. Dahn said. “I did it on my own. I told my office staff to stay at home for the 21 days. That’s what we need to do.” | “Of course we made the rule, so I am home for 21 days,” Ms. Dahn said. “I did it on my own. I told my office staff to stay at home for the 21 days. That’s what we need to do.” |
| Health officials, especially front-line doctors and nurses, are particularly vulnerable to Ebola, which is spread via the bodily fluids of infected patients. This month, the W.H.O. said more than 300 health workers had contracted Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three worst-affected countries. Nearly half of them have died. | Health officials, especially front-line doctors and nurses, are particularly vulnerable to Ebola, which is spread via the bodily fluids of infected patients. This month, the W.H.O. said more than 300 health workers had contracted Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three worst-affected countries. Nearly half of them have died. |
| At an emergency meeting of the African Union on Sept. 8, Senegal, which serves as a regional travel hub, said it would open a “humanitarian corridor” to the affected countries. | At an emergency meeting of the African Union on Sept. 8, Senegal, which serves as a regional travel hub, said it would open a “humanitarian corridor” to the affected countries. |