Ebola in Ohio: Who's Being Monitored, Quarantined

Ebola in Ohio: Who’s Being Monitored, Quarantined

Six people are being monitored closely for symptoms

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer Oct 20, 2014, 4:22 pm EDT October 20, 2014

Ebola may be in Ohio already but there’s no reason to panic.

Six people reportedly were in the same bridal shop as Amber Joy Vinson, the Dallas nurse who was diagnosed with the illness last week. Vinson cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died from Ebola several weeks ago.

Health officials in Putnam County, Ohio are keeping a close eye on the six people who were in the bridal shop for symptoms. Vinson also traveled to Akron before being diagnosed with Ebola.

“It is believed at this time that there was no direct, high-risk contact between the individuals,” said the health department in a statement. “Quarantine is not indicated because of the low risk of exposure.”

The announcement comes days after Ron Klain was appointed as the nation’s “Ebola czar” to detect, isolate and treat the disease.

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