Questions We Should Be Asking #CDC About #Ebola in Dallas

There are some questions that should be asked. 

What happened to the feces excreted by Duncan? 

Did those feces enter the sewer system? What happened to the vomit? 

Was it cleaned up with paper towels and did it end up in landfill? 

What is the CDC doing to keep Ebola from entering the animal population? 

Also, Duncan vomited just outside of the apartment building. What was done to clean that up? 

Were small animals allowed to eat that vomit? 

In Africa the disease is often spread through rats.

Eric Thomas Duncan Timeline

Fills out a series of questions at the airport on September 19th about his health and activities in the weeks before his flight. He answers "no" to all of them. One question specifically asks Duncan if he cared for an Ebola patient or touched the body of anyone who died. He answers "no."

Arrives in the US on September 20th.

Became ill on September 24th.

September 26th, Duncan seeks medical attention and is turned away.

September 28th, Duncan is brought to the hospital in an ambulance. He vomits violently outside his apartment before getting into the ambulance. He is taken to the hospital and immediately isolated.

September 30th, Duncan is diagnosed as having Ebola.

Texas health officials have reached out to about 80 people who may have had direct contact with Eric Thomas Duncan. They have all been instructed to notify health care professionals if they feel ill. Additionally, they will be monitored to see if they seek medical care for the next three weeks. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the number is higher, about 100 contacts.

Up to 18 people that had direct contact with Duncan, including three members of the ambulance crew that took Duncan to the hospital and the five children living with Duncan's girlfriend.

For now it appears that this is contained. Let's hope that it is.