Better Ebola response may have prevented nurse's case, CDC head says

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12. Texas Momma appears to be correct:

"Texas Ebola Cases Prompt CDC to Adopt Stricter Guidelines"

The spread of Ebola in a Texas hospital is exposing inadequate protection measures for nurses and doctors, spurring U.S. officials to adopt more stringent guidelines. The new advice still falls short of what the aid group with the most Ebola experience advises.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday disclosed measures designed to better protect health workers that more closely resemble protocol used by Doctors Without Borders on the frontlines of the outbreak in West Africa. Workers at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas must now wear hoods that cover their necks and wash their hands in a specific sequence when they remove protective gear, the CDC said in a statement....

...The aid group Doctors Without Borders has always required gear that doesn’t expose any area of skin as well as hand-washing in between removal of each item of protective equipment for workers dealing with Ebola patients.

Even with the recent revisions, the CDC guidelines aren’t stringent enough, according to MacIntyre.

The updated advice suggests the second glove can be removed by hooking a bare finger under it, risking contact with a potentially contaminated surface, and doesn’t mention protective boots at all, she said. Doctors Without Borders requires two pairs of gloves, while the CDC only mentions one.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-15/texas-ebola-cases-prompt-cdc-to-adopt-stricter-guidelines.html