MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release: Response to Importation of a Case of Ebola Virus Disease — Ohio, October 2014

MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release

MMWR Early Release Vol. 63, Early Release November 14, 2014

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Response to Importation of a Case of Ebola Virus Disease — Ohio, October 2014 Carolyn L. McCarty, PhD, Colin Basler, DVM,  Mateusz Karwowski, MD, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(Early Release):1-3

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported the first case of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) diagnosed in the United States on September 30, 2014, in a patient who had traveled from Liberia. The case was confirmed by CDC. A nurse who provided the patient with hospital bedside care visited an emergency department with fever and rash on October 14 and was diagnosed with laboratory-confirmed Ebola on October 15. The nurse visited Ohio during October 10-13, traveling by commercial airline between Dallas, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health requested CDC assistance to identify and monitor contacts of the nurse. This report describes the response that followed.