U.S. CDC says flies home staffer who had 'low-risk' contact with Ebola

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U.S. CDC says flies home staffer who had 'low-risk' contact with Ebola

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it flew an employee back to the United States from West Africa by chartered plane after the staff member came in contact with an international healthcare worker who later tested positive for Ebola. CDC spokesman Tom Skinner said the employee was "feeling fine" and had been scheduled to return to the United States from West Africa anyway. The staffer's exposure was "low-risk", the CDC said in a statement. The CDC transported the staff member via chartered plane because its regulations require that people who have contact with Ebola patients who travel long distances must travel by private means for 21 days after the last contact, the statement said.

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