EBOLA 9 in Connecticut Being Watched for Symptoms of Ebola

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9 in Connecticut Being Watched for Symptoms of Ebola


By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLISOCT. 22, 2014



Nine people in Connecticut who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus have been told to stay at home and are being monitored by local health authorities for symptoms, a spokesman for the State Public Health Department said on Wednesday.

The people in question were not sick, the spokesman, William Gerrish, said, but were being watched under an order signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Oct. 7, declaring a public health emergency in the state.

They were not publicly identified because of privacy concerns, but officials said three were Yale University students and the others were from one family. At least some had traveled to West Africa.

Mr. Malloy’s order enabled him to give the public health commissioner, Dr. Jewel Mullen, the power, “under conditions prescribed” by her, to order the isolation or quarantine of anyone she reasonably believed to have been exposed to Ebola, infected with it or at risk of transmitting it. Officials said that the quarantining of the nine people was voluntary, and that none had objected to it.

On Wednesday, federal health officials said that starting next week, travelers arriving in six states from Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone must have their temperatures taken and stay in touch with health officials daily for 21 days, the incubation period for Ebola. Connecticut is not one of those states.

“The governor has asked the department to act out of an abundance of caution, and that’s exactly what they are doing,” a spokesman for Mr. Malloy said.

Mr. Gerrish said the nine people would be confined to their homes for 21 days and would be checked by public health authorities.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/nyregion/9-in-connecticut-being-watched-for-symptoms-of-ebola.html

 

[psychgirl]

College students....hmmm...not good, probably have been in contact with MANY other students before they were put in quarantine. Thanks for posting.

 

[LeViolinist]

The article doesn't state 'how' they were exposed. ???
A lab? Hospital?


Re-read the article.. it sort of alludes to traveling, so perhaps they were in W.Africa.

 

[MtnGal]

Are these the same Yale students that self quarantined a week or so ago?

 

[Adino]

how nice

in the name of globalism their right to travel to ebola ravaged countries is respected

and for the rest that trumps all the rest of our right to life

 

[library lady]

Yes, most likely triggered by the Yale medical students who had been in West Africa working on monitoring Ebola. Link: http://wtnh.com/2014/10/05/yale-students-quarantined-after-trip-to-liberia-amid-ebola-concerns/

 

[2Trish]

Out of curiosity, when the someone is ordered by the government to stay home and are being "watched" for ebola, is there anything in the order that will prevent those people from losing their jobs? If they didn't have any sick or vacation time left and had to take it off without pay, would they still have a job to come back too? I know you are protected for jury duty, some places pay you while you are in court some don't but you can't be fired or let go.

 

[xtreme_right]

Out of curiosity, when the someone is ordered by the government to stay home and are being "watched" for ebola, is there anything in the order that will prevent those people from losing their jobs? If they didn't have any sick or vacation time left and had to take it off without pay, would they still have a job to come back too? I know you are protected for jury duty, some places pay you while you are in court some don't but you can't be fired or let go.

Good question!

 

[Adino]

Yes, most likely triggered by the Yale medical students who had been in West Africa working on monitoring Ebola. Link: http://wtnh.com/2014/10/05/yale-students-quarantined-after-trip-to-liberia-amid-ebola-concerns/

if that is the case i retract my earlier post as this would be considered essential travel

as opposed to non essential travel

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Are these the same Yale students that self quarantined a week or so ago?

That was my thought too.

 

[Vegas321]

Are these the same Yale students that self quarantined a week or so ago?

Remember there was a person at Yale medical center with possible Ebola? What ever happened from that? Or is this our answer?