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?U? Professor: Ebola Outbreak Could Be Largest Ever
September 25, 2014 5:47 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ? A nationally renowned bio-security expert says the recent cases of the Ebola virus may turn into the largest outbreak we?ve ever seen.
Dr. Michael Ostherholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, as well as a professor at the University of Minnesota.
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?The Ebola virus right now would get to the U.S. on a plane. It would be someone who was infected in West Africa and without knowing they were infected, get on a plane, travel to somewhere else in the world,? Ostherholm said.
Osterholm says he does not believe Minnesota is more likely to have an Ebola case just because of the large Liberian community here.
?The fact that we have the West African community here surely means we have to be aware of it. But we could have people traveling from anywhere in the world with this virus. The time period from when you become infected and the actual time you get sick, may be as long as three weeks,? he said.
He says the United States has done more than any other country to try to help stop the spread of Ebola.
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?How will we contain this virus? I think ultimately it?s going to be vaccine, but that?s many months off. So, get ready to deal with this for many more months to come,? Ostherholm said.
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He believes there?s a high likelihood Ebola will spread to other cities in West Africa, and beyond to other parts of the continent.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/25/u-professor-ebola-outbreak-could-be-largest-ever/
September 25, 2014 5:47 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ? A nationally renowned bio-security expert says the recent cases of the Ebola virus may turn into the largest outbreak we?ve ever seen.
Dr. Michael Ostherholm is the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, as well as a professor at the University of Minnesota.
...
?The Ebola virus right now would get to the U.S. on a plane. It would be someone who was infected in West Africa and without knowing they were infected, get on a plane, travel to somewhere else in the world,? Ostherholm said.
Osterholm says he does not believe Minnesota is more likely to have an Ebola case just because of the large Liberian community here.
?The fact that we have the West African community here surely means we have to be aware of it. But we could have people traveling from anywhere in the world with this virus. The time period from when you become infected and the actual time you get sick, may be as long as three weeks,? he said.
He says the United States has done more than any other country to try to help stop the spread of Ebola.
...
?How will we contain this virus? I think ultimately it?s going to be vaccine, but that?s many months off. So, get ready to deal with this for many more months to come,? Ostherholm said.
...
He believes there?s a high likelihood Ebola will spread to other cities in West Africa, and beyond to other parts of the continent.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/09/25/u-professor-ebola-outbreak-could-be-largest-ever/
