Health Care Worker on Cruise Ship in Belize Isolated Due to Ebola Concerns

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Reported cases of Ebola have now been documented not only in West Africa, but also Dallas and Madrid — and now potentially Belize. A Texas healthcare worker, who may have been in contact with clinical specimens of patient Thomas Duncan’s (who succumbed to the disease last week), has been placed in isolation aboard a cruise ship in Belize. A passenger evacuation has been refused by authorities.

We’ll continue to update you on travel precautions and restrictions in regards to the Ebola crisis.

Read more at The New York Times >>

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