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Baitball Blogger

(46,763 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 06:58 PM Oct 2014

Woman Who Sparked Pentagon Ebola Scare Doesn't Have Virus: Officials

Source: NBC

A woman who fell ill aboard a Pentagon bus Friday, sparking an Ebola scare, does not have the deadly disease, Arlington County officials said. A quarantine placed on seven Pentagon police who came in contact with the woman, as well as the 22 Marines aboard the bus, will be lifted, officials said.

The woman, a private contractor for the Pentagon, originally told first responders she had recently been in West Africa, the center of the Ebola outbreak. But investigators with the Defense Department found no evidence to support that claim and don’t believe she visited there.

The unidentified woman boarded the shuttle bus shortly before 10 a.m. to head for a change-of-command ceremony in Washington, D.C., for the Marine Corps Commandant. She suddenly fell ill, got off the bus, passed out, and then vomited in the Pentagon parking lot. She was taken by ambulance to a medical facility for treatment, including a blood test. The massive parking lot was closed and cordoned off, and the Marines aboard the bus were temporarily quarantined.
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Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/woman-who-sparked-pentagon-ebola-scare-doesnt-have-virus-officials-n228301



I thought the test took 24 hours.
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Woman Who Sparked Pentagon Ebola Scare Doesn't Have Virus: Officials (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 OP
And I'm feeling a little better myself. nolabear Oct 2014 #1
That's wonderful news, nolabear. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #8
Obviously if one is employed by the Pentagon the test doesn't take 24 hours. Autumn Oct 2014 #2
Real interesting, huh? Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #3
A time warp perhaps? Autumn Oct 2014 #4
They apparently have an experimental test. gvstn Oct 2014 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2014 #6
Is it difficult to type like that? uppityperson Oct 2014 #7
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2014 #9
That is good but why the heck did she say she'd been in W Africa? uppityperson Oct 2014 #10
I hope we find out soon. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #11
Both of those are possibilities. People are funny, sometimes. Often? uppityperson Oct 2014 #12
A Nutcase? cynzke Oct 2014 #14
Obama is planting false flag Ebola attacks IronLionZion Oct 2014 #13

gvstn

(2,805 posts)
5. They apparently have an experimental test.
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 07:54 PM
Oct 2014

Approx 90% accurate but not approved by FDA. The military uses it in Africa for quick screens of personnel. This is apparently a legitimate website but I don't know for sure. http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2014/10/dallas-hospital-had-ebola-screening-machine-military-using-africa/96713/

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Baitball Blogger

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11. I hope we find out soon.
Fri Oct 17, 2014, 08:24 PM
Oct 2014

I hear some people are saying it to get faster medical assistance.

It could also be a reporter's mistake.

cynzke

(1,254 posts)
14. A Nutcase?
Sat Oct 18, 2014, 07:59 AM
Oct 2014

Can't rule out that some needy nutcases won't pull this crap. Imagine this happening in a private setting and all the people stuck quarantined for several days while the authorities do the testing.

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