Officials in Cleveland are tracking down those who may have come into contact with Amber Joy Vinson, the second Dallas nurse to be diagnosed with Ebola.
Vinson flew on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cleveland to Dallas on Monday while she was running a 99.5 degree fever. Vinson had told CDC officials that she had a fever, but they cleared her for flying.
Three schools have been closed. A school in Akron was closed becasue a parent had direct contact with Vinson. The school her child attends has been closed.
Two other schools are closed in Summit County, Ohio, because a teacher may have been on a plane that Vinson previously flew on. Another school was disinfected last night but it is open for school.
One person in Ohio has self-quarantined after having been in contact with Vinson, who was visiting Cleveland for three days.
Nick Castele of Here & Now Contributing Station WCPN tells Here & Now’s Robin Young how officials there are responding.
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- Nick Castele, reporter for WCPN in Cleveland. He tweets @NickCastele.
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