Another patient is being tested in the
United States for possible Ebola exposure -- this
time, in California.
The unidentified patient is being isolated in a
"specially equipped negative pressure room" at
the Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento
Medical Center.
Trained staff are using protective equipment,
coordinated with infectious disease specialists,
to provide care for the patient, said Dr. Stephen
M. Parodi, director of hospital operations at
Kaiser Permanente Northern California, in a
statement.
The patient is considered "low-risk" and tests are
being conducted out of "an abundance of
caution," the California Department of Public
Health said. There are currently no confirmed
cases of Ebola in the state, the agency said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
will be testing the patient's blood samples to
determine whether the Ebola virus is present.
All necessary precautions are being taken to
safeguard other patients and staff, the hospital
said.
No further information about the
patient has been released.