Woman being treated at Grant hospital as possible Ebola case
By Misti Crane & Theodore Decker
The Columbus Dispatch ? Tuesday August 25, 2015 5:08 PM
A woman who has recently been to an Ebola-affected country is under evaluation after she reported concerning symptoms to nurses at Columbus Public Health, agency spokesman Jose Rodriguez said today.
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Rodriguez said his department became aware of the woman?s symptoms about noon today and notified other city officials per protocol for Ebola and other highly infectious diseases...
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Rodriguez did not have immediate information on where the woman had traveled or how long she had been in the United States following that travel. He did not know her age. She is one of 36 travelers currently under daily monitoring by the city.
As of early this evening, the woman was under evaluation and no decision had been made on testing her for Ebola, Rodriguez said. Test results take six to eight hours, he said.
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By Misti Crane & Theodore Decker
The Columbus Dispatch ? Tuesday August 25, 2015 5:08 PM
A woman who has recently been to an Ebola-affected country is under evaluation after she reported concerning symptoms to nurses at Columbus Public Health, agency spokesman Jose Rodriguez said today.
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Rodriguez said his department became aware of the woman?s symptoms about noon today and notified other city officials per protocol for Ebola and other highly infectious diseases...
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Rodriguez did not have immediate information on where the woman had traveled or how long she had been in the United States following that travel. He did not know her age. She is one of 36 travelers currently under daily monitoring by the city.
As of early this evening, the woman was under evaluation and no decision had been made on testing her for Ebola, Rodriguez said. Test results take six to eight hours, he said.
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