After treating Duncan but before being diagnosed, Vinson traveled to Ohio and back to Dallas by plane, raising fear that she may have spread the virus to fellow travelers. The CDC approved her return flight even though she had a slight fever. No Ebola cases related to Vinson’s travel have been reported.
The other nurse, 26-year-old Nina Pham, is being treated at a National Institutes of Health clinic in Bethesda, Md. On Tuesday, her condition was upgraded to good, and her dog has tested negative for the virus.
READ: How Nigeria Became ‘Ebola-Free’
Another Ebola patient, American journalist Ashoka Mukpo, tested negative for the virus this week. He was released from the bio-containment unit at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha on Wednesday morning.
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