Ebola Makes New York Debut

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29751495

Ebola outbreak: NY doctor Craig Spencer tests positive

A New York doctor who recently returned from Ebola-hit Guinea in West Africa has tested positive for the disease.

Dr Craig Spencer, who treated Ebola patients while working for the charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), came down with a fever on Thursday, days after his return, officials say.

He is the first Ebola case diagnosed in New York, and the fourth in the US.

More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.

(continued, Ebola the disaster movie NY wants in...)

[JimC]

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere!

[pErvinalia]

[cronus]

It's Dublin all the time....

[Tero]

I predict that other doctor will fly out there and donate blood. He almost sounds like a universal donor.

[rainbow]

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere!

I can't wait for the Off-Broadway production.

[pErvinalia]

I see from my facebook feed, and watching PBS news hour today, that the issue of a travel ban out of effected countries is a bit of a hot topic in the US. Seems like it's being painted in racist overtones. Not that I'm suggesting that the Dems and Repubs should get together on anything (given how categorically insane the Republicans are), but it seems that they are so polarised on everything that something as uncontentious as discussing travel restrictions is basically impossible.

[rainbow]

Clearly one has to ban flights from the US.

Rwanda To Screen U.S. And Spanish Visitors To Keep Out Ebola



KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda's Ministry of Health is requiring visitors who have been in the United States or Spain during the previous 22 days to report their medical condition to health authorities upon arrival in Rwanda, the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda said Tuesday.

A Ministry of Health document says all passengers from the U.S. and Spain - two countries that have seen cases of Ebola - will have temperatures taken upon arrival. Passengers with fevers will be denied entry, and those without fevers will still be required to report daily health conditions.

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Rwanda's health minister, said Tuesday that travelers from the U.S. and Spain will be required to fill a detailed form upon arrival at border entry points.

"It is definitely extra work for us. We have to ensure that all citizens or any other travelers arriving from the above mentioned countries including the U.S have to be screened in an extra careful manner and follow up on them during their stay," Bingwaho said.

No Ebola cases have been reported in Rwanda. The U.S. Embassy said that Rwanda is not allowing visitors who have recently traveled to Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, or Sierra Leone, though the incoming health form advises those traveling from those countries must also report health conditions daily.

Rwanda has quarantined 30 people since the Ebola outbreak. No U.S. citizens have been quarantined. One German national has been quarantined.

[pErvinalia]

well there's no outbreak in the US. There is in other countries.

[cronus]

well there's no outbreak in the US. There is in other countries.

Half the third world lives in America these days. It won't last you know?

[pErvinalia]

Haha, true. I guess if E gets into New Orleans or Detroit, then they'll have their outbreak..