Portland woman being monitored for Ebola taken to Providence Milwaukie Hospital

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Portland woman being monitored for Ebola taken to Providence Milwaukie Hospital
http://www.kptv.com/story/27178496/portland-woman-being-monitored-for-ebola-taken-to-providence-milwaukie-hospital#ixzz3HrANhBbC

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PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -

A Portland woman who recently visited Africa and was being monitored for Ebola developed a sustained fever Friday, leading paramedics to take her to Providence Milwaukie Hospital to be put in isolation at about 1 p.m.

There is no risk to the public, according to health officials, who did not release specifics regarding her identity or the timeline of her return to Portland from Africa. They said she visited one of the the three Ebola-stricken countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia), but did not specify which one.

Health officials said the patient was brought to Providence Milwaukie because it was available and prepared. They said the staff and teams have undergone extensive training and officials are working to fulfill their three aims: “Safe care for patient, safety for health care workers, and safety for the general public,” said Dr. Paul Lewis.

The people who live with the patient are now under a voluntary home quarantine.

Health officials said testing is being obtained by a laboratory and will be sent to the CDC who will have to confirm the results. The timeline for the results is unknown and officials said, “It will take time for them to run and confirm the tests.”

There are a "couple" patients who are currently being monitored for Ebola in Oregon currently, and this woman was one of those cases, health officials said.

Read more: http://www.kptv.com/story/27178496/portland-woman-being-monitored-for-ebola-taken-to-providence-milwaukie-hospital#ixzz3HrAsrkfK

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Was watching this,,

My wife is from there.

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http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2014/10/woman_visiting_from_liberia_ho.html


The people with whom the woman was staying with in Portland have agreed to voluntary quarantine in their own home until the results of the blood test are known. The woman who was hospitalized has been free to leave to travel around Portland since she arrived.

"This person's movement was not restricted because there's no rationale for it," Lewis said. "She had no symptoms."

Based on CDC guidelines, she was considered to be a low risk. "She did not have any known contact with Ebola patients," Hedberg said.

Besides this woman, one other person in the Portland area is also being monitored for Ebola symptoms.

What ?

You know where this woman was and everything she had contact with for how long?

Still waiting for test results.
But still,,,:(