American Health Care Worker Monitored for Ebola Symptoms

The person, whose identity has not been revealed, may have been exposed to the virus in Democratic Republic of Congo and is now at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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Update (January 14): The Nebraska Medical Center announced on Saturday (January 12) that the health care worker who had been monitored for Ebola has been released from the hospital. "This individual never developed the potentially deadly disease and poses no risk to the public," the statement notes.

An American health care worker has been evacuated from Democratic Republic of Congo after a possible exposure to Ebola virus, the University of Nebraska Medical Center announced Saturday (December 29). The unidentified individual, who had been caring for patients with Ebola, will be monitored in a secure area at the medical center for up to two weeks, and will be transferred to the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit if symptoms develop, according to a statement.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of last Tuesday (December 25), ...

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    Shawna was an editor at The Scientist from 2017 through 2022. She holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Colorado College and a graduate certificate and science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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