Two Americans With Ebola to Be Flown Back to US
Two American patients stricken with Ebola are to be flown from Africa to the U.S., ABC News has learned.
The patients will be transported one by one, sources said.
Meanwhile, there are plans to transfer a patient with Ebola virus
infection to Emory University Hospital's special facility containment
unit within the next several days, hospital officials said today in a
statement. Officials added that it's unclear when the patient will
arrive in Atlanta.
"Emory University Hospital has a specially built isolation unit set up
in collaboration with the CDC to treat patients who are exposed to
certain serious infectious diseases," hospital officials said. "It is
physically separate from other patient areas and has unique equipment
and infrastructure that provide an extraordinarily high level of
clinical isolation. It is one of only four such facilities in the
country."
"Emory University Hospital physicians, nurses and staff are highly
trained in the specific and unique protocols and procedures necessary to
treat and care for this type of patient. For this specially trained
staff, these procedures are practiced on a regular basis throughout the
year so we are fully prepared for this type of situation."
