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Ebola: US evacuates 10 aid workers from Sierra Leone | Ebola: US evacuates 10 aid workers from Sierra Leone |
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Ten American aid workers who may have been exposed to Ebola are being brought back to the US from Sierra Leone. | |
On Friday it was announced that a US aid worker back from Sierra Leone had tested positive and was being treated in hospital near Washington DC. | On Friday it was announced that a US aid worker back from Sierra Leone had tested positive and was being treated in hospital near Washington DC. |
The evacuees may have been in contact with the Ebola patient and are being flown back on non-commercial transport. | The evacuees may have been in contact with the Ebola patient and are being flown back on non-commercial transport. |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said none were currently showing Ebola symptoms. | |
They will stay in voluntary isolation for a 21-day incubation period. If any start to show symptoms they will be taken to one of three hospitals which are equipped to deal with Ebola cases. | They will stay in voluntary isolation for a 21-day incubation period. If any start to show symptoms they will be taken to one of three hospitals which are equipped to deal with Ebola cases. |
On Friday, the CDC sent a team to Sierra Leone to investigate how the healthcare worker became exposed and determine who might have been in contact with the infected person. | On Friday, the CDC sent a team to Sierra Leone to investigate how the healthcare worker became exposed and determine who might have been in contact with the infected person. |
The patient is being treated at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. | The patient is being treated at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. |
It is the 11th person with the deadly virus to be treated in the US. | It is the 11th person with the deadly virus to be treated in the US. |
More than 10,000 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak. | More than 10,000 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak. |
On Saturday, a 6th British healthcare worker was evacuated from Sierra Leone after coming into contact with a British Ebola case. | On Saturday, a 6th British healthcare worker was evacuated from Sierra Leone after coming into contact with a British Ebola case. |
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