Five monitored for possible Ebola symptoms in Alamance County
ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Five people in Alamance County, who recently returned from West Africa, are being monitored for Ebola according to the Alamance County Health Department.
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The five people recently traveled to Sierra Leone, Liberia or Guinea - the three countries where there has been an outbreak of Ebola.
"These travelers have no symptoms, have not had contact with an Ebola patient, and are not healthcare workers," said Health Director Stacie Saunders. "We are monitoring them because of their recent travel from West Africa. In the event that one of these individuals develops symptoms, the Health Department and our community partners will ensure that they are taken quickly and safely to an isolation unit in a predetermined healthcare facility. Our community has been preparing diligently and we continue to do so."
The five will be monitored for 21 days and will not be in isolation.
