- "This individual was following full CDC precautions, which are barrier and droplet so gown, glove, mask and shield," Dan Varga, the hospital's chief clinical officer told a news conference in Dallas.
Very disturbing. Even if it was due to a "breach in protocol", it suggests that preventing transmission in a healthcare setting is going to be difficult. What happens when you have a sick person riding the subway to the hospital?
America's aversion to mass transit may be blessing in disguise here. Wonder if this woman rode the bus home or not. (Btw, given google street views, we can find out precisely where this person lives from that pic.) What happens when you have a sick person riding the subway to the hospital?
I think it's pretty likely that we'll see on the order of dozens of ebola cases in the US, and probably a bit more than that in the EU, given that more travelers from Africa end up there than here. Hopefully, our containment mechanisms (which I think are fomidable) can stop the spread in its tracks. But yes, one undiagnosed patient on the A Train could stir the pot quite a bit, I'm sure.
I believe I heard on the radio that she drove herself to the hospital. NPR had an interview with a doctor that witnessed the first Ebola case at a Liberian hospital this morning. It's worth a listen.