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| Cruise ship carrying woman monitored for Ebola returns to Texas | Cruise ship carrying woman monitored for Ebola returns to Texas |
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| A cruise ship carrying a Dallas healthcare worker who was being monitored for Ebola returned to port on Sunday after an eventful seven-day trip in which passengers had their vacations briefly disrupted with an infectious disease scare. | A cruise ship carrying a Dallas healthcare worker who was being monitored for Ebola returned to port on Sunday after an eventful seven-day trip in which passengers had their vacations briefly disrupted with an infectious disease scare. |
| A lab supervisor who handled a specimen from Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who died from Ebola in Dallas on 8 October, showed no symptoms during the cruise but self-quarantined out of caution. Carnival Cruise Lines told passengers the unidentified woman was tested for Ebola but the results were negative. | A lab supervisor who handled a specimen from Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who died from Ebola in Dallas on 8 October, showed no symptoms during the cruise but self-quarantined out of caution. Carnival Cruise Lines told passengers the unidentified woman was tested for Ebola but the results were negative. |
| Petty officer Andy Kendrick told the Associated Press a Coast Guard crew flew in a helicopter on Saturday to meet the Carnival Magic and retrieved a blood sample from the woman. He said the blood sample was taken to a state lab in Austin for processing. That test was confirmed as a negative on Sunday. | |
| Vicky Rey, vice-president of guest care for Carnival Cruise Lines, said the woman and her husband drove themselves home after arriving in Galveston early on Sunday, but offered no further details. | Vicky Rey, vice-president of guest care for Carnival Cruise Lines, said the woman and her husband drove themselves home after arriving in Galveston early on Sunday, but offered no further details. |
| The Ebola scare added some drama to the trip for hundreds of passengers. | The Ebola scare added some drama to the trip for hundreds of passengers. |
| They learned through a public address announcement that one of the passengers was being monitored for Ebola. They watched developments about the Ebola outbreak and their ship on the news. The boat was not allowed to dock in Cozumel, depriving passengers of one of the top port destinations. Travellers snapped pictures of a Coast Guard helicopter as it landed to get a blood sample from the passenger. | They learned through a public address announcement that one of the passengers was being monitored for Ebola. They watched developments about the Ebola outbreak and their ship on the news. The boat was not allowed to dock in Cozumel, depriving passengers of one of the top port destinations. Travellers snapped pictures of a Coast Guard helicopter as it landed to get a blood sample from the passenger. |
| “We weren’t worried. We ended up just hanging out and enjoying the rest of the trip,” said Meredith Brooks, a Houston banker who was on her honeymoon. | “We weren’t worried. We ended up just hanging out and enjoying the rest of the trip,” said Meredith Brooks, a Houston banker who was on her honeymoon. |
| State department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that when the woman left the US on the cruise ship from Galveston on 12 October, health officials were requiring only self-monitoring. Officials stepped up their response while the cruise was under way and two nurses at the hospital which treated Duncan were diagnosed with Ebola. | State department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that when the woman left the US on the cruise ship from Galveston on 12 October, health officials were requiring only self-monitoring. Officials stepped up their response while the cruise was under way and two nurses at the hospital which treated Duncan were diagnosed with Ebola. |
| Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement that the woman was “not deemed to be a risk to any guests or crew”. | Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement that the woman was “not deemed to be a risk to any guests or crew”. |
| “We are in close contact with the CDC, and at this time it has been determined that the appropriate course of action is to simply keep the guest in isolation on board,” the statement said, referring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | “We are in close contact with the CDC, and at this time it has been determined that the appropriate course of action is to simply keep the guest in isolation on board,” the statement said, referring to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| The ship was refused clearance to dock in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday, a day after Belize refused to let the passenger leave the vessel. There were no restrictions placed on other passengers aboard the ship, officials said. | The ship was refused clearance to dock in Cozumel, Mexico on Friday, a day after Belize refused to let the passenger leave the vessel. There were no restrictions placed on other passengers aboard the ship, officials said. |
| Passenger James Dinkley of Thelma, Texas, took the cruise to celebrate his one-year wedding anniversary with his wife. He said there was some initial confusion and agitation after they learned of the situation, were delayed in Belize for several hours and had the Cozumel visit cancelled. But he said the cruise line kept everyone informed with regular updates after that. | Passenger James Dinkley of Thelma, Texas, took the cruise to celebrate his one-year wedding anniversary with his wife. He said there was some initial confusion and agitation after they learned of the situation, were delayed in Belize for several hours and had the Cozumel visit cancelled. But he said the cruise line kept everyone informed with regular updates after that. |
| “There was a lot of confusion, especially when they canceled our Cozumel day,” he said. | “There was a lot of confusion, especially when they canceled our Cozumel day,” he said. |
| Carnival gave passengers credit for the missed Cozumel leg. | Carnival gave passengers credit for the missed Cozumel leg. |