Kaiser Permanente reports a patient at its Sacramento hospital may have been exposed.
The CDC is going to be testing blood samples..
And more:
"In order to protect our patients, staff and physicians, even though infection with the virus is unconfirmed, we are taking the actions recommended by the CDC as a precaution, just as we do for other patients with a suspected infectious disease," according to the statement. "This includes isolation of the patient in a specially equipped negative pressure room and the use of personal protective equipment by trained staff, coordinated with infectious disease specialists."
The patient is in isolation. But news of him is not.. fear and intrigue in California today.
Hospital: California patient may have been exposed to Ebola
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