New York City Prepares For Ebola
Kevin Loria
BusinessInsider.com
Oct. 14, 2014
Ever since Thomas Eric Duncan was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, there have been fears that another case will be imported from West Africa and that the disease could spread.
In response, officials have stepped up screening procedures at certain international airports, beginning with New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
As of Oct. 6, New York City had already investigated 88 suspected or potential Ebola cases, according to the CDC. The New York Times reports that about one person a day has been put into isolation in a city hospital over the past six weeks.
That’s a lot of scares, but no one has turned up with the virus. Doctors ruled out all but one suspected case without even a blood test for Ebola.
But since many fear an outbreak in a large, global, dense city, health officials are on high alert.
How They’re Preparing For A Potential Case
The Rest…HERE
