SEATTLE, Wash. — A Seattle-area nurse is being monitored for symptoms after treating Ebola patients in West Africa.
The King County Health Department said late Wednesday she is able to come and go and that she just needs to take her temperature two times per day.
The health department says there is no public health risk, that it’s just a precaution, but it shows how seriously things are being taken.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a new program to monitor anyone returning to the USA from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa. That program will begin Monday in six states, then expand nationwide, according to CDC Director Thomas Frieden.
Passengers will be monitored for 21 days, which is the incubation period for Ebola.
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