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British Health Worker Infected With Ebola Is Flying to London for Treatment British Health Worker Infected With Ebola Is Flying to London for Treatment
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LONDON — A Royal Air Force plane left Sierra Leone on Thursday carrying three British military health workers, of whom one has tested positive for the Ebola virus and the other two are under observation for signs of infection, officials said.LONDON — A Royal Air Force plane left Sierra Leone on Thursday carrying three British military health workers, of whom one has tested positive for the Ebola virus and the other two are under observation for signs of infection, officials said.
All three will be taken to the Royal Free Hospital in northwest London, which has a specialized isolation unit to treat Ebola patients. Two nurses, the only other Britons who have contracted the virus, survived infection last year after being treated at the hospital.All three will be taken to the Royal Free Hospital in northwest London, which has a specialized isolation unit to treat Ebola patients. Two nurses, the only other Britons who have contracted the virus, survived infection last year after being treated at the hospital.
Up to 700 British military personnel have been deployed in Sierra Leone to help combat Ebola, which has claimed almost 10,000 lives in the past 15 months since it began spreading mainly through Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Up to 700 British military personnel have been deployed in Sierra Leone to help combat Ebola, which has claimed almost 10,000 lives in the past 15 months since it began spreading mainly through Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
A statement from Public Health England, a government agency, said that after a military health specialist had been found to have the virus, “rapid tracing” had established that four others who had been in close contact required “further assessment.”A statement from Public Health England, a government agency, said that after a military health specialist had been found to have the virus, “rapid tracing” had established that four others who had been in close contact required “further assessment.”
Of those four, two people — who were not displaying symptoms — were flown back with the ebola-infected patient aboard a military plane. The other two will be kept under observation in Sierra Leone, the agency said. Of those four, two people — who were not displaying symptoms — were flown back with the Ebola-infected patient aboard a military plane. The other two will be kept under observation in Sierra Leone, the agency said.
The statement did not identify the health workers by name or gender.The statement did not identify the health workers by name or gender.
“The individual who has tested positive for Ebola was exposed to the virus in a front-line care setting in Sierra Leone,” it said.“The individual who has tested positive for Ebola was exposed to the virus in a front-line care setting in Sierra Leone,” it said.
Jenny Harries, an official at Public Health England in charge of dealing with the Ebola crisis, said in a statement: “We can confirm that all the appropriate support is being offered to these individuals. We would like to emphasize that there is no risk to the general public’s health and the overall risk to the U.K. continues to be very low.” Jenny Harries, an official at Public Health England in charge of dealing with the Ebola crisis, said in a statement: “We can confirm that all the appropriate support is being offered to these individuals. We would like to emphasize that there is no risk to the general public’s health, and the overall risk to the U.K. continues to be very low.”