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2014-10-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Belize P.M. Rejected U.S. Gov Request Medivac Cruise Ship Passenger Ebola Risk

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Posted by BrerRabbit 2014-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Coast Guard picks up Dallas health worker's blood sample from cruise ship
GALVESTON — A blood sample taken from a Dallas health care worker who is aboard a cruise ship and being monitored for signs of Ebola was retrieved by the Coast Guard, officials said early Sunday.
Petty Officer Andy Kendrick told The Associated Press that a Coast Guard crew flew in a helicopter Saturday to meet the Carnival Magic and lowered a basket of supplies. The woman provided a blood sample, which was taken to a state lab in Austin for processing.
Kendrick had no further details about how the sample was taken. He said the decision to take the sample was made in coordination with the federal, state and local health authorities.
A spokeswoman for the cruise line, Jennifer De La Cruz, said that when the Magic made a port call in Belize, other passengers were allowed to disembark with the exception of the health care worker and her spouse.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-19 03:23|| 2014-10-19 03:23|| Front Page Top

#2 The Ebola virus must smile when it sees a cruise ship.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-19 06:44|| 2014-10-19 06:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Some perspective. With air travel in it's infancy, at the end of WWII, many soldiers, their new families, and displaced civilians returned or traveled to the United States for the first time aboard ships. These were obviously long voyages and more than a small infants and elderly did not survive the trip.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-19 06:50|| 2014-10-19 06:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Exactly;
"But I have to be first and foremost concerned about Belize, my country, our people." Belize Prime Minister
Quarantine works

Posted by Jan 2014-10-19 10:56|| 2014-10-19 10:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Quarantine works

But is oh-so un-politically correct. Better a few thousands rubes die than be politically incorrect.

(/sarc)

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-10-19 12:31|| 2014-10-19 12:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Suspect Ebola contact cleared by one blood test, returned to Galveston TX when cruise ship docked

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-10-19 12:39|| 2014-10-19 12:39|| Front Page Top

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