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 dont 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.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)*whew!*
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,763 posts)Autumn
(45,120 posts)You know how the Pentagon is. Or someones lying.
gvstn
(2,805 posts)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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uppityperson
(115,681 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,763 posts)I hear some people are saying it to get faster medical assistance.
It could also be a reporter's mistake.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)cynzke
(1,254 posts)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.
IronLionZion
(45,547 posts)as an excuse to implement single payer!