I think Texas has plans about how to deal with this if it gets out of control. The fact that Ebola even got into the U.S. is a testament to the ineptness of some parts of the federal government.
The number of people being monitored in Texas for possible exposure to an infected Ebolapatient has been narrowed to 50, with 10 of those believed to be at "high risk" for exposure, Texas health officials said today.
The effort to prevent any spread of the often lethal virus became more focused on a day when the family of Thomas Eric Duncan said he appeared to weaken, and a special cleaning crew began sanitizing the Dallas apartment he was staying at when he became ill.
Health officials said earlier this week that they had determined that as many as 100 people could require monitoring after having come into contact with Duncan before he was hospitalized. That number was sharply reduced today.
There are "approximately 50 individuals we need to follow on a daily basis," Texas Health Commissioner David Lakey said. "Most of those individuals are low risk. There are about 10 that are high risk." He did not say what constituted "high risk."
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