Friday, October 3, 2014

Conflicting federal regulations prevented Texas Ebola apartment from being cleaned earlier-NY Times

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10/3/14, "Health Officials in Dallas Pinpoint 10 People Most at Risk for Ebola," NY Times, Manny Fernandez, Marc Santora
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parag. 13: "The disease centers (CDC) and the Department of Transportation have different protocols for handling medical waste associated with diseases such as Ebola, which led to a greater delay in getting the apartment cleaned.
Kasey Bonner, the coordinator for the Cleaning Guys, the company hired by C.D.C. to do the job, said its workers were not allowed to enter the apartment on Thursday night because the company did not have permission to transport hazardous material on Texas highways.

“We were contracted to clean and contain the affected material and anything that has come in contact with that patient,” Ms. Bonner said “There was no protocol put in place for handling Ebola on Texas highways.”

She said that the problem had been resolved and that they were in the process of cleaning the home."...

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