Healthcare Worker Who May've Handled Ebola Samples is Quarantined on Cruise Ship

A Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital worker who handled fluid samples from Thomas Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with and die from Ebola in the U.S., has been quarantined on a Carnival cruise ship.

• S/he did not have direct contact with the patient.
• 19 days have passed since s/he handled the specimens. (Ebola has a 21-day incubation period.)
• S/he has been self-monitoring and has experienced no symptoms.
• The ship's medical doctor has confirmed that the hospital worker is in good health.
• S/he has voluntarily isolated her/him self in a cabin.

Carnival is working to safely return the hospital worker to the U.S., but it won't be easy.

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