Akron, Ohio – The monitoring process for a group of Ohio residents is about to end. The group was being monitored for potential symptoms of Ebola, and officials will continue checking the health conditions of particular travelers returning from West African countries.
The Department of Health of Ohio stated last November 4 concluded the 21-day total monitoring process for the remaining few dozen individuals being monitored in urgent care clinics because of the potential of making contact with a nurse from Texas who was previously diagnosed with the Ebola virus after visiting Tallmadge and Akron.
At one point, 160 individuals were monitored, and 3 were given urgent care and quarantined. Officials are stressed that the state had no positive Ebola cases reported in any urgent care clinic and the individuals being monitored were not showing any symptoms.
Though the possible connection to Amber Vinson, the nurse previously diagnosed with Ebola in Texas had caused some public concern in Ohio’s Northeast areas. Officials were able to track down those who was in close proximity with Amber during the nurse’s visit from October 10 to 13 while preparing for her wedding, added to those who shared flights with her from and to Cleveland.
The monitoring process end is a good sign for those contacts and getting back to their normal lives is a great sigh of relief. In connection with the wedding preparations, the bridal shop Amber visited as a precaution, closed and cleaned and reopened last November 4 with the support and approval from the mayor of Akron. The office of the mayor stated that the mayor plans to visit the bridal store to show his support for the business owners and also encourage people to shop there.
Amber Vinson was previously diagnosed after treating a man from Liberia who died because of the Ebola virus. She sought urgent care near me after feeling sick, but was also released from the hospital after tests concluded she was Ebola virus-free.
Meanwhile, Melanie Amato the spokeswoman for the Department of Health stated last November 3 that Ohio health officials are continuously monitoring returning residents from countries in the West Africa areas that are experiencing Ebola outbreaks.
Almost 30 individuals were monitored because of the new protocols implemented late last week. None of those individuals were quarantined. The protocols being implemented require a 21-day monitoring process for those returning who may have been exposed or potentially infected, and also travelers who were not exposed.
