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Ebola outbreak: Officials seeking people who flew with nurse Ebola outbreak: Officials seeking people who flew with nurse
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US health officials are seeking 132 people who flew on a plane with a Texas nurse on the day before she came down with symptoms of Ebola.US health officials are seeking 132 people who flew on a plane with a Texas nurse on the day before she came down with symptoms of Ebola.
The nurse, the second person to catch Ebola in the US, fell ill on Wednesday. The nurse, the second person to catch Ebola in the US, fell ill on Tuesday.
Both she and Nina Pham, 26, had treated Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan, who died on 8 October, in Dallas. Both she and nurse Nina Pham, 26, had treated Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan, who died on 8 October, in Dallas.
Meanwhile, the UN's Ebola mission chief says the world is falling behind in the race to contain the virus, which has killed more than 4,000 in West Africa.Meanwhile, the UN's Ebola mission chief says the world is falling behind in the race to contain the virus, which has killed more than 4,000 in West Africa.
On Wednesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it wanted to interview the people who flew on Frontier Airlines flight 1143 from Cleveland, Ohio, to Dallas, Texas on 13 October.On Wednesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it wanted to interview the people who flew on Frontier Airlines flight 1143 from Cleveland, Ohio, to Dallas, Texas on 13 October.
It said it was taking the measure "because of the proximity in time between the evening flight and first report of illness the following morning".It said it was taking the measure "because of the proximity in time between the evening flight and first report of illness the following morning".
The nurse, who has yet to be identified, was not showing symptoms of the disease when she flew, the crew has told CDC investigators.The nurse, who has yet to be identified, was not showing symptoms of the disease when she flew, the crew has told CDC investigators.
Health experts say people who are not showing symptoms are not contagious.Health experts say people who are not showing symptoms are not contagious.
On 14 October, the nurse came down with a fever and was isolated within 90 minutes. Her diagnosis was announced early on Wednesday. On the morning of 14 October, the nurse came down with a fever and was isolated within 90 minutes. Her diagnosis was announced early on Wednesday.
Both the nurse and Ms Pham treated Mr Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Both the nurse and Ms Pham treated Mr Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and were exposed to the virus then.
Mr Duncan, who was the first person to be diagnosed in the US with Ebola, started showing symptoms of the disease just days after he arrived in Texas from Liberia, where he contracted the disease. By James Gallagher, BBC health editor
This is a reminder that Ebola is a dangerous threat even within some of the best hospitals in world.
This is the second case of transmission in Texas, on top of the case in Spain.
Protective gear should minimise the risk to health workers treating Ebola patients.
But worryingly there have been reports of staff not getting the correct equipment or the necessary training.
These isolated cases should not become an outbreak as authorities in both countries are monitoring those who came into contact with infected people.
But each new case of transmission is asking the question - is enough being done to protect healthcare workers?
Mr Duncan, who was the first person to be diagnosed in the US with Ebola, started showing symptoms of the disease just days after he arrived in Texas from Liberia, where he contracted it.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says 4,447 people have died from the outbreak, mainly in West Africa.The World Health Organization (WHO) says 4,447 people have died from the outbreak, mainly in West Africa.
Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea have been hardest hit by the outbreak, which began in December 2013 but was confirmed in March.Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea have been hardest hit by the outbreak, which began in December 2013 but was confirmed in March.
The second nurse had flown to Cleveland on 10 October, two days after Duncan died, then returned three days later on Frontier Airlines.The second nurse had flown to Cleveland on 10 October, two days after Duncan died, then returned three days later on Frontier Airlines.
In a statement, the airline said the plane "remained overnight at [Dallas] airport... at which point the aircraft received a thorough cleaning per our normal procedures which is consistent with CDC guidelines prior to returning to service the next day. "In a statement, the airline said the plane "remained overnight at [Dallas] airport... at which point the aircraft received a thorough cleaning per our normal procedures which is consistent with CDC guidelines prior to returning to service the next day. "
"It was also cleaned again in Cleveland last night," the airline said."It was also cleaned again in Cleveland last night," the airline said.
The White House has announced President Barack Obama will convene a meeting of his cabinet over the US response to Ebola later on Wednesday, cancelling a political trip.
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After the second confirmed case, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins told reporters authorities were preparing for more possible cases.
"We are preparing contingencies for more, and that is a very real possibility," he said.
A total of 75 healthcare workers were being monitored for symptoms following the second diagnosed case linked to Duncan.
Daniel Varga, the chief clinical officer of hospital operator Texas Health Resources, refused to comment on allegations from nurses at the Dallas hospital that health workers had been without adequate protective clothing for days during the outbreak.
The nurses also said they had received little guidance on how to prevent the spread of the virus, that Duncan was not immediately isolated from other patients when he was admitted to the hospital a second time, and that medical waste was allowed to pile up at least once.
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