A woman from Dallas, who was loosely linked to the patient that died from Ebola in the U.S. this past week, was recently emergency tested by officials while aboard a Carnival cruise ship.
According to CNN, the female passenger voluntarily isolated herself into her cabin while on the ship, and was said to be in the clear after she remained symptom-free, and her lab tests looked good.
The site reports:
The cruise ship carrying the lab supervisor headed to the Central American country of Belize.
She had had no direct contact with Duncan but may have handled one of his lab specimens. A doctor on board the ship observed her to make sure she was symptom-free as the incubation period within which the disease would manifest itself approached its end.
She appeared to be home free.
But in an abundance of caution, the State Department planned to fly the lab supervisor back to the United States from Belize City’s airport. Then the country’s government declined to let her onto land and, in the same week, imposed strict travel bans on anyone who has had contact with Ebola-affected areas.
We will keep you updated on the epidemic, as more details surface.
SOURCE: CNN | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
