New Jersey - Plane passenger hospitalized after landing in Newark from 'Ebola-affected country' - does not have Ebola

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Source: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/20..._flight_as_cdc_holds_passengers_on_plane.html

Ebola scare on Newark flight as CDC holds passengers on plane
Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on January 19, 2015 at 3:38 PM, updated January 19, 2015 at 3:59 PM


NEWARK ? Officials from the Centers for Disease Control today were sent to check for signs of Ebola in a woman who vomited on a flight to Newark Liberty International Airport after she had been in Sierra Leone, sources said.

The sources said woman became ill while on board United Airlines Flight 45 from Brussels, which arrived at Newark's Terminal C at 2:03 p.m., with 248 passengers and 14 crew aboard.

The sources said CDC staffers were sent to board the flight to interview the woman before she or other passengers would be allowed to leave the plane...

 

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Sick traveler who worked with Ebola patients at Hackensack University Medical Center

JANUARY 19, 2015, 4:33 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015, 6:03 PM
BY ABBOTT KOLOFF
STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD

A woman who had been working in Sierra Leone with Ebola patients was taken off a United Airlines flight at Newark Liberty Airport in a hazmat suit Monday afternoon and transported to Hackensack University Medical Center after she exhibited a high fever and vomited on the flight, government officials and law enforcement sources said.

The woman was identified only as a health care practitioner by authorities. They did not detail whether she is a doctor, a nurse or an aide and did not specify where she lives...

The patient was taken to Hackensack because it was that hospital’s turn in the rotation, said Alicia D’Alessandro, a spokeswoman for Bergen County Executive James Tedesco. She said that Tedesco is not aware of any other patients being sent to Hackensack since it was designated as an assessment center last year.
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United Airlines said the plane had been carrying 248 passengers and 14 crew members.

Luke Punzenberger, a United spokesman, issued a brief statement on behalf of the airline. “After arriving at Newark Airport from Brussels, medical personnel met a United flight to assist an ill passenger on board,” he said. “Passengers and crew stayed on the plane until the medical personnel cleared the aircraft.”

News 4 New York reported that a Twitter user on board the plane tweeted that authorities were having passengers fill out health forms and that responders were in hazmat suits.
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http://www.northjersey.com/news/sick...nter-1.1227223

 

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Plane passenger hospitalized after landing in Newark from 'Ebola-affected country'

From Chuck Johnston, CNN
Updated 0251 GMT (1051 HKT) January 20, 2015

(CNN)A plane passenger who had recently traveled to an "Ebola-affected country" was hospitalized after a flight landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The passenger is being kept overnight at Hackensack University Medical Center for further evaluation "in an abundance of caution," spokeswoman Nancy Radwin said.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/19/h...paign=Feed:+rss/cnn_latest+(RSS:+Most+Recent)

 

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Tri-State woman unsure if she was exposed to Ebola on flight

NBC News: Sick woman on flight taken to one of state's 3 hospitals assigned to take patients expected to have Ebola

UPDATED 12:41 AM EST Jan 20, 2015
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Charlton-Trujillo told WLWT as the plane was approaching the gate the pilot announced someone on the plane was sick and no one could get off until that person was taken care of.

About 40 minutes later, she saw five people in hazmat suits board the plane and walk to the back. Charlton-Trujillo started snapping photos on her cellphone and was told to stop by someone in a hazmat suit.

"Someone should have to give us answers because no one knew anything," Charlton-Trujillo said.

In order to get off the plane, the passengers were given forms to fill out with information on where they would be for the next three weeks, or 21 days, the incubation time for the Ebola virus.

"There were some people around me getting nervous, asking a lot of questions. 'Why are we filling out these forms? Do you think this is Ebola?'
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http://www.wlwt.com/news/tristate-woman-unsure-if-she-was-exposed-to-ebola-on-flight/30807522

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[h=1]Charlton-Trujillo[/h] [h=2]@pinatadirector[/h]
Finneytown, OH Charlton-Trujillo @pinatadirector ? 14h14 hours ago

United flight w/Ebola scare today.

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Charlton-Trujillo @pinatadirector ? 18h18 hours ago

United passengers on Brussels to Newark flt fill out health forms after 5 health officials board plane.

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Airplane passenger does not have Ebola, state says

on January 20, 2015 at 7:14 PM, updated January 20, 2015 at 7:41 PM

The passenger whose on-board illness and West African travel origin raised concerns about Ebola has tested negative for the disease, according to the N.J. Department of Health.

"The patient was evaluated overnight for a gastrointestinal illness and was determined not to have Ebola," said department spokeswoman Donna Leusner in a written release.
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http://www.nj.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2015/01/sick_passenger_at_risk_for_ebola_cleared.html
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New Jersey Health Officials: Woman Who Was Sick On Plane At Newark Did Not Have Ebola

January 20, 2015 7:16 PM

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) ? A woman who was hospitalized after recent travels from an Ebola-affected country did not have the virus, officials told Tuesday evening.

The 35-year-old woman was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport on a United Airlines flight from Brussels, Belgium around 1 p.m. Monday.
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The patient was evaluated overnight for a gastrointestinal illness, and was determined not to have Ebola, the New Jersey Health Department said.
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/01...ecently-traveled-from-ebola-affected-country/