A man has been spotted helping a nurse in the US with ebola board a flight to a specialist unit - without wearing any protective equipment.

The air ambulance company official, who is carrying a clipboard, comes within feet of Amber Vinson, who is now being treated in isolation in Atlanta, Georgia.

He is seen handling items given to him by a person wearing protective clothing, but his employers Phoenix Air said he did not need to don a hazmat suit.

Ebola is contracted through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids, and it is not airborne.

But this incident is the latest to raise questions about the US response to the outbreak, which has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa.


Other mistakes include:

:: Allowing Ms Vinson to travel on a commercial plane from Cleveland, Ohio, to Dallas, Texas, even though she was showing the early symptoms of ebola.

The nurse did tell officials she was running a temperature, and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is trying to track down 132 other passengers on that plane.

:: Another nurse who contracted ebola did so after an "unspecified breach of protocol". Nina Pham, 26, had been wearing full protective gear when she was treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who died after catching ebola in Liberia.

:: Healthcare workers have inadvertently violated protocols by wearing too many protective layers, according to CDC director Thomas Frieden.

:: Mr Duncan was sent home from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, despite telling medical staff he had come from the West African nation.

:: Workers were seen not wearing any protective clothing while they cleaned the outside of his Dallas apartment.
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:: A nursing union has alleged a litany of errors in the treatment of Mr Duncan, claiming that he was kept in a non-isolated area of the emergency department for several hours and that nurses treating him were also taking care of other patients.

However, one notable success in the fight against ebola involves Nigeria and Senegal, two countries where the outbreak has been largely contained.

Nigeria had eight deaths but brought its outbreak under control by tracking 894 people who had been in contact with a man who brought the virus from Liberia, and visiting 18,500 more people to check for symptoms. Here are seven things Nigeria did right:

:: Training

Nigeria's Public Health Department sent dozens of doctors on an ebola training course. Hundreds of private clinics have been trained in identifying symptoms.

:: Communication

The first known case was a man exposed in Liberia, who despite medical advice travelled on a commercial aircraft from Monrovia to Togo, via Ghana, then changed aircraft and flew to Lagos. He died on 25 July.
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Port Health Services conducted early contact tracing at the airport, and worked with airlines to ensure proper notification of the outbreak.

:: Early tracing

Suspected cases were isolated at ebola treatment facilities, initially in Lagos and subsequently in Port Harcourt. A contact tracing team, staffed by dedicated epidemiologists, was established to investigate all primary contacts and alert the case management team to anyone showing symptoms.

:: Response

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health activated an Ebola Incident Management Centre (a precursor to the Emergency Operations Centre) on 23 July, to rapidly respond to the Ebola outbreak.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) credit this response with helping to contain the outbreak.

:: Mobile phones
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An emergency presidential decree enabled officials to access mobile phone records and empowered them to lean on law enforcement agencies where necessary to track down people at risk.

:: Awareness

Nigeria Health Watch set up EbolaFacts.com within 24 hours of the first confirmed case. The site received 600,000 hits and 850,000 Facebook views within a week.

:: Government support

President Goodluck Jonathan declared a national emergency, and approved a 1.9bn naira (£7.2m) fund to help fight the outbreak.

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Bravo Nigerians. Together we can make our motherland a better place irrespective of your tribe, religion, background, culture, region and ways of life. One Love Naija.

wow. .the same Nigeria I know? someone should bite me, I'm dreaming

Under GEJ this country has become a real country. Like him or not, response to crisis has been exemplary with this administration. During the crisis in Egypt and Libya Nigeria was the first country in the WORLD to evacuate it's citizens. UK, US, France, Germany etc followed after. I was impressed but not surprised that Ebola was dealt with smartly.

Very impressive indeed.

We should still be on high alert however.

Nigerians did well in this aspect. This has nothing to do with Fashola and GEJ alone but a collective effort of all Nigerians.

Kudos Nigeria, We will get there

Hopefully Colombia would die of shame.

They mustn't remove that travel ban they placed on Nigeria.

And people think we have clueless leaders.

Hmmm

Why wasn't Fashola's name mentioned in the report?

Sincere9gerian:
Why wasn't Fashola's name mentioned in the report?

Coz they don't know what really went down. But we do.

Ikengawo:
Under GEJ this country has become a real country. Like him or not, response to crisis has been exemplary with this administration. During the crisis in Egypt and Libya Nigeria was the first country in the WORLD to evacuate it's citizens. UK, US, France, Germany etc followed after. I was impressed but not surprised that Ebola was dealt with smartly.

1.9bilion naira release..

this is one of the reason GEJ must come back.

americans are not ready to release money na
when men dey naija ready to die on top ebola

Thank God for Naija.

I say since I was born as a nigerian na dis ebola issue go be the first tin wey I go say yes nigeria govt tried infact they did perfectly well....meanwhile e no end there o , make we all dey alert o...God will help us all in Jesus and Allah names

braine:


Coz they don't know what really went down. But we do.

Rubbish

Rexnegro:
I say since I was born as a nigerian na dis ebola issue go be the first tin wey I go say yes nigeria govt tried infact they did perfectly well....meanwhile e no end there o , make we all dey alert o...God will help us all in Jesus and Allah names

there are many things this government is doing right. I have said it before that this is the first time I am seeing progress being made in my country, progress in agriculture, progress in manufacturing, progress in infrastructure development, progress in power generation and distribution, progress in obeying the rule of law, progress in elections, progress in the freedom of the press, progress in strengtening our institutions which is the best fight against corruption and now the way the Ebola crisis was handled.
I like the way we are going, do I like the speed? No, I wish we can go faster, but I won't want someone to take us backwards. Whoever wants to take that seat in 2015 should tell us step by step how he intends to move us forward faster and it is our duty to demand that they tell us.

Ikengawo:
Under GEJ this country has become a real country. Like him or not, response to crisis has been exemplary with this administration. During the crisis in Egypt and Libya Nigeria was the first country in the WORLD to evacuate it's citizens. UK, US, France, Germany etc followed after. I was impressed but not surprised that Ebola was dealt with smartly.

And APC still call GEJ clueless. I would rather have a quiet calculating person who listens at the helm of affairs that a stubborn old man who believes to rule is his right.

But don't know how some dumb and poverty stricken countries like colombia and dominican city still think Nigeria is yet to contain EVD even after getting the ALL CLEAR from WHO?

buhari will soon cry again

drnoel:


And APC still call GEJ clueless. I would rather have a quiet calculating person who listens at the helm of affairs that a stubborn old man who believes to rule is his right.

when will you awake from your slumber?

kgbd:
when will you awake from your slumber?

I an awake. U obviously are the one still having REM-sleep.

Atleast during this Ebola scare, everyone dropped their religious and ethnic sentiment knowing fully well that Ebola does not give a poo about that. If we can handle problems in this country like the way Ebola was handled, Nigeria would continue to grow with a faster pace.

This is how reports on national issues should look like. Its begins and ends with the country in question... Nigeria and Nigerians were at stake when ebola hit and Nigerians came together, prayed, fought and won the battle as a nation. And as Nigerians, we give glory to God Almighty for His saving grace... afterall, we are not better or more precious than Liberia and other West African countries that are still battling the disease and dying in hundreds.

May God continue to bless Nigeria.

The truth is the disease started around the "BIG MEN" environment... Assuming it started with the masses somewhere around the mainland like aiyetoro, ayobo, idimu and co.. It would have killed more and won't be handled properly... All these big men sef no wan die.. They know if their gateman, cook or maid mistakenly contact the disease they will likely contact it too.. From there e go spread reach top politician.. Ebola is no respecter of anybody.. That's why they acted swiftly.. I'll like to applaud them to some extent but make we no lie... "Dem sef dey fear death"

For once let us receive the praises, respect and honor that we deserves.
When you do the right thing people will look up to you for inspiration, and also as an example of a role model

God bless 9ja,

greaterlove:
there are many things this government is doing right. I have said it before that this is the first time I am seeing progress being made in my country, progress in agriculture, progress in manufacturing, progress in infrastructure development, progress in power generation and distribution, progress in obeying the rule of law, progress in elections, progress in the freedom of the press, progress in strengtening our institutions which is the best fight against corruption and now the way the Ebola crisis was handled.
I like the way we are going, do I like the speed? No, I wish we can go faster, but I won't want someone to take us backwards. Whoever wants to take that seat in 2015 should tell us step by step how he intends to move us forward faster and it is our duty to demand that they tell us.

Bro if u read me very well I said govt tried that they did this ebola perfectly well....am not saying in other sectors govt isn't trying ,but they re trying but they haven't perfected it like this ebola issue....so don't get me wrong bro...nice comment from u tho but pls next time read me well ....how ur weekend going ?

I can only thank the lagos state govt for being very smart abt this issue!

First ebola case was reported to the ministry of health in lagos and the sprung into action without the fed's intervention!

First press release and precautions to be taken was on LTV and fashola addressed the nation..

They tracked the victims and then the feds came in...

First ebola emergency centre wasn't by the feds but lagos state govt..

First course on ebola for medical personnels was by lagos state..

Distribution of preventive suits started almost immediately..

We knw the story, no one can dilute the truth and attribute the success to GEJ!

It was the swift response of the lagos state govt that was the starting point..

In all, if every arm of the govt from the state level actually do their work, Nigeria will be too good to mouthwash!

Rexnegro:

Bro if u read me very well I said govt tried that they did this ebola perfectly well....am not saying in other sectors govt isn't trying ,but they re trying but they haven't perfected it like this ebola issue....so don't get me wrong bro...nice comment from u tho but pls next time read me well ....how ur weekend going ?

sorry bro no mind my gragra, my weekend is going fine, want to go hang out and watch my team arsenal play, you are invited, a plate of isI ewu and a bottle of whatever is your brand will be made available by me. Hope your weekend is going fine too?

After all dis good news,one feeble minded Nigerian go still go spoil our name abroad again

Alright. But I hope we haven't lowered our guards.

greaterlove:
sorry bro no mind my gragra, my weekend is going fine, want to go hang out and watch my team arsenal play, you are invited, a plate of isI ewu and a bottle of whatever is your brand will be made available by me. Hope your weekend is going fine too?

Tanx bro....Sure my weekend going fine too! Tho seeing a friends,then later I'll go watch the best team Fcbarcelona play by 7PM...hope ur club win o!!! Cos If not why eat isi ewu n lose lolz