Patient with Exposure to Ebola Arrives at NIH Clinical Center
A patient with exposure to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has been transferred from an overseas location and admitted to the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) Clinical Center for observation and to enroll in a clinical protocol. The patient arrived at the NIH Clinical Center on Sept. 28, at approximately 4 p.m. ET. The patient is an American physician who was volunteering services in an Ebola treatment unit in Sierra Leone.
Out of an abundance of caution, the patient has been admitted to the NIH Clinical Center’s special clinical studies unit that is specifically designed to provide high-level isolation capabilities and is staffed by infectious diseases and critical care specialists. The unit staff is trained in strict infection control practices optimized to prevent spread of potentially transmissible agents such as Ebola.
No additional details about the patient are available at this time. The NIH says it is taking every precaution to ensure the safety of our patients, NIH staff and the public, and that this situation presents minimal risk to any of them.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
