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A Texas health care worker who handled clinical specimens from Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient inside the U.S., is currently self-quarantined on a cruise ship in the Caribbean.
The yet to be identified female heath care worker departed on a Carnival Magic cruise ship from Galveston, Texas, on Oct. 12 and had exited the country before being notified by the Centers for Disease Control that she should be actively monitoring for Ebola symptoms.
ABC News is reporting:
The hospital worker on the Carnival Magic cruise ship did not have direct contact with patient Thomas Eric Duncan, but may have had contact with his clinical specimens, authorities said. The employee, who has not been publicly identified, has not had a fever or demonstrated any symptoms of illness, authorities said.
“The worker has voluntarily remained in the cabin and the State Department and cruise line are working to bring the worker back to the U.S. out of an abundance of caution,” the Department of State said in the release.
Earlier this week the second health care worker to become infected with Ebola had boarded a plane from Dallas to Ohio after receiving approval to travel from the CDC despite showing signs of a fever.
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