Dallas Nurse Leaves Trail of Ebola Fears After Cleveland Trip

Amber Joy Vinson, the second health care worker to be infected with Ebola who then flew on a plane to Cleveland, left officials scrambling to retrace her steps in the area and identify anyone who may be at risk of contracting the virus.

She "should not have traveled on a commercial aircraft" because she had been exposed to the virus while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, an Ebola patient who traveled to the U.S. from Liberia, Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Tom Frieden said on Wednesday.

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But a CDC spokesman later clarified to say that Vinson had in fact contacted the CDC before getting on her flight because she had a slight fever. She was told it would be okay to fly. Read more...

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