Cruise ship goes back to port with ‘ebola’ woman

A US cruise ship carrying a healthcare worker who is being monitored for signs of ebola has returned to port in Texas.

Cruise ship goes back to port with ‘ebola’ woman

Company and federal officials have said the Dallas woman being monitored for ebola poses no risk because she has shown no symptoms and has voluntarily self-quarantined.

Petty officer Andy Kendrick said a Coast Guard crew flew in a helicopter yesterday to meet the Carnival Magic and retrieved a blood sample from the woman. He said that the sample was taken to a state lab in Austin for processing.

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