Tested Negative - Dallas Health Worker Who May Have Had Contact With Ebola Is on Cruise Ship in Belize - under quarantine in cabin

nola_mnr · Oct 17, 2014

http://belizean.com/belize-confirms-patient-with-ebola-symptoms-on-cruise-ship-off-its-coast-1814/

Reports tonight are that two individuals possibly infected with the Ebola virus are in Belizean waters.
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?Confirmed with representatives of the Ministry of Health that they have indeed received a report that there is at least one passenger on board the cruise ship, Carnival Magic, showing symptoms similar to that of the Ebola virus.
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?The Carnival Magic departed from Galveston Texas on Sunday, October 12 arrived in Mahogany Bay, Honduras on Wednesday October 15 and arrived in Belize this morning, Thursday October 16.
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nola_mnr · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Ship's reported location

http://www.seascanner.com/schiffsposition.php?schiff=Carnival+Magic

nola_mnr · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Channel 7 Belize web site - no confirmation there yet

http://www.7newsbelize.com/

Channel 5 Belize web site - no confirmation there yet

http://edition.channel5belize.com/

AlaskaDenise · Oct 17, 2014

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Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

That cruise left Glavaston, Texas on the 12th at 16:00.

source: http://www.seascanner.com/reise.php?reise=58966

Let's hope it's noro.

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Laidback Al · Oct 17, 2014

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Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

The media report indicates that the two individuals are a couple, possibly from Texas. Following CDC guidelines they could have had contact with one of the three previous confirmed cases from Texas or possibly have recently returned from a West African country. Otherwise, they would not meet the CDC suspected case definition.
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nola_mnr · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Belize 5 facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/News5Live/timeline?ref=page_internal

News 5 Live has confirmed that sometime after nine p.m., the Carnival Magic ship, that carried at least one person with ebola-like symptoms, left Belize. ? with Marleni Cuellar, Mike Rudon, Duane Moody and Amalia Mai in Belize City, Belize.

MedStudent_18 · Oct 17, 2014

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Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

You'd think with noro there'd be more than two cases.

AlaskaDenise · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

They might have been Dallas hospital employees, or hazmat cleanup crew, etc.

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AlaskaDenise · Oct 17, 2014

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Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

MedStudent_18 said:
You'd think with noro there'd be more than two cases.

True - especially given the 2 day incubation period - unless they picked it up onshore. If it IS noro, there should be other cases soon.

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nola_mnr · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Unconfirmed report that patient is a nurse from Dallas.

https://www.facebook.com/JAandBZ/posts/649503345170463

Drexl · Oct 17, 2014

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Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

I was about to ask the board's opinion as to why Noro spreads so easily on cruise ships but then this article from National Geographic answered my question. Presumably Noro is way more contagious than this strain of EVD but the fact that a cruise ship features close quarters, railings that are used by a lot of passengers and self-serve buffets is concerning to say the least (if one of the ill folks on boards is, indeed, someone who came in contact with Duncan).

Treyfish · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT RELEASE
The Government of #Belize was contacted today by officers of the #US Government and made aware of a cruise ship passenger considered of very low risk for #Ebola. The passenger had voluntarily entered quarantine on board the ship and remains free of any fever or other symptoms of illness. The Ebola virus may only be spread by patients who are experiencing fever and symptoms of illness and so the US Government had emphasized the very low risk category in this case. Nonetheless, out of an abundance of caution, the Government of Belize decided not to facilitate a US request for assistance in evacuating the passenger through the Phillip Goldson International Airport.
The GOB reassures the public that the passenger never set foot in Belize and while we remain in close contact with US officials we have maintained the position that when even the smallest doubt remains, we will ensure the health and safety of the Belizean people. The Prime Minister has called a press conference tomorrow morning to further address any concerns that may arise from this event.:tiphat:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=378092882341101

Redcass · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Based on the original article posted:

The Government of Belize was contacted today by officers of the U.S. Government and made aware of a cruise ship passenger considered of very low risk for Ebola. The passenger had voluntarily entered quarantine on board the ship and remains free of any fever or other symptoms of illness. The Ebola virus may only be spread by patients who are experiencing fever and symptoms of illness and so the US Government had emphasized the very low risk category in this case.

So, I know this is conjecture at this point, but I'm guessing it might be passengers that shared Flight 1143 with Ms. Vinson.

AlaskaDenise · Oct 17, 2014

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Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Reports tonight are that two individuals possibly infected with the Ebola virus are in Belizean waters. Local TV station Channel 7 monitored in the capital City Of Belmopan tonight, reported having credible reports that a couple from a Texas-based cruise ship presently anchored off Belize City, is on a ship tender, unable to return to the cruise ship, while being refused entry to Belize City to catch an air ambulance awaiting at the International Airport to take them to the their country of origin, the U.S.A. The television station in its broadcast tonight said Belize health authorities contacted tonight have so far refused to deny or confirm the report...

“We have also have confirmed that the Belize Coast Guard has been deployed to prevent anyone from leaving the ship; including the Belizean pilot on board.”...

“Talks have concluded with the PM and The US State Department officials. Belize WILL NOT BE GRANTING ACCESS to the suspected passengers to have entry onto our shores....

The Government of Belize was contacted today by officers of the U.S. Government and made aware of a cruise ship passenger considered of very low risk for Ebola. The passenger had voluntarily entered quarantine on board the ship and remains free of any fever or other symptoms of illness.

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maybe the one passenger is someone being "tracked/monitored".

http://belizean.com/belize-confirms-patient-with-ebola-symptoms-on-cruise-ship-off-its-coast-1814/

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Treyfish · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

:tiphat:http://joshyeric215.tumblr.com/post/100215929646/good-ebola-belize

Treyfish · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

News 5 Live in Belize City has posted on its Facebook Page (at about 9p.m. local Belize time) that it has confirmed with representatives of Belize?s Ministry of Health that they have indeed received a report that there is at least one passenger on board the cruise ship, Carnival Magic, showing symptoms similar to that of the Ebola virus.
The post on News 5 Live continues to read as follows:
?According to the report made to MOH, the person exhibiting the symptoms did not come ashore today. The ship is reportedly carrying 3652 passengers and a total population of 4633 persons. The Carnival Magic departed from Galveston Texas on Sunday, October 12 arrived in Mahogany Bay, Honduras on Wednesday October 15 and arrived in Belize this morning, Thursday October 16. The ship was scheduled to leave Belize en route to Cozumel this evening at 5pm. However, it is still anchored in Belizean waters near State Bank Caye. We have also have confirmed that the Coast Guard has been deployed to prevent anyone from leaving the ship; including the Belizean pilot on board.?
Belize officials are gathering the facts tonight and an official update is expected to be provided by the Ministry of Health on Friday morning. The reports are that at least one passenger is showing symptoms similar to that of the Ebola virus, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Updates will be posted as they become available. -photo courtesy of News 5 Live
Another news source in the city states that talks have concluded with the Belize Prime Minister and The US State Department officials which indicate that Belize WILL NOT BE GRANTING ACCESS to the suspected passengers to have entry onto the country. As of 9:30P.M. local Belize time, the ship and all passengers are returning to the United States of America. An official release will be sent out shortly by government followed by a press conference to be held tomorrow, October 17, 2014.:tiphat:http://www.ambergristoday.com/conte...nival-magic-cruise-ship#.VECSjv2NQvM.facebook

B.C. · Oct 17, 2014

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Timing is right for this to be another nurse. A symptomatic person regardless.

UPDATE: US STATE - LEVEL REQUESTS FOR DISEMBARKATION AND TRANSFER TO AIR AMBULANCE WERE DENIED AND THE CRUISE SHIP HAS LEFT BELIZE'S WATERS. THE SHIP TURNED AT 9:00PM, AND AIR AMBULANCE LEFT PGIA AIRPORT.

http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=30376

nola_mnr · Oct 17, 2014

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-monitors-health-care-worker-aboard-cruise-ship-26262568

Obama administration officials say a Dallas health care worker who handled a lab specimen from an Ebola-infected man from Liberia who died of the disease is on a Caribbean cruise ship where she has self-quarantined and is being monitored for any signs of infection.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki (SAH'-kee) says in a statement Friday that the woman has shown no signs of the disease and has been asymptomatic for 19 days.
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nola_mnr · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ng-texas-ebola-nurse-refused-entry-in-belize/

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In a written statement to a congressional committee Thursday, Daniel Varga, chief clinical officer at the Dallas? Texas Health Resources hospital, said that . ?Today, every person at Texas Health Dallas who has had contact with a known Ebola patient is under active monitoring for 21 days after their last contact with the patient.?

That may be technically true since the lab worker is not believed to have had direct contact, but it sure seems misleading now. I suppose it may also be possible that the lab worker works for the Texas state lab and not the hospital.

AlaskaDenise · Oct 17, 2014

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Re: Reports of sick passengers on cruise ship off the coast of Belize being evaluated for Ebola

Health Worker Who May Have Had Contact With Ebola Is on Cruise Ship

...the State Department said Friday that an employee of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who may have had contact with specimens of the disease had left the United States aboard a cruise ship.

The employee and a traveling partner, who were not identified by name, had agreed to remain isolated in a cabin aboard the vessel, the State Department said, and ?out of an abundance of caution? efforts were underway to repatriate them. A physician aboard the cruise ship had said the employee was in good health.

...as part of the C.D.C.'s ?detailed contact trace investigation conducted in response to the first Ebola case in Dallas, it was discovered that an employee of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital had departed the United States via a commercial cruise ship on Oct. 12 from Galveston, Tex.?

?The individual was out of the country before being notified of the C.D.C.'s updated requirements for active monitoring,? her statement said. ?At the time the hospital employee left the country, C.D.C. was requiring only self-monitoring.?

It has been 19 days since the passenger may have processed samples of fluids from Mr. Duncan, ...

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Tested Negative - Dallas Health Worker Who May Have Had Contact With Ebola Is on Cruise Ship in Belize - under quarantine in cabin

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