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Sandusky pair being monitored for Ebola
Tom Jackson
Oct 26, 2022 6:00 PM
SANDUSKY — Local health departments are helping to contain the deadly Ebola outbreak in Uganda.
The Erie County Health Department is monitoring two people who recently returned from Uganda, said the health department’s epidemiologist, Taylor Kula. No symptoms have been reported so far, Kula said.
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Kula, who delivered a report at Erie County’s health board meeting Tuesday night at the health department and spoke after the meeting to the Register, explained that all U.S. travelers to Uganda are being funneled through five U.S. airports and tracked by the federal government.
About a week ago, federal officials notified Ohio’s state health department about two people from Sandusky who went to Uganda, and state authorities in turn contacted Erie County’s health department, putting Kula on the case.
Kula said she could not say much about the two but said they are being monitored for 21 days. They log their temperatures and other symptoms every day on a tracking website, and Kula talks to them on the phone once a week, she said. Kula said she is prepared to put on protective gear and see them in person, but that hasn’t been necessary.
... the two are considered low risk, Kula said.
If any local travelers to Uganda developed symptoms, they would have to be treated in one of Ohio’s seven hospitals which have the necessary equipment and trained staff to deal with Ebola. None are in northern Ohio, so Erie County residents likely would be treated in Columbus.
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