Texas Ebola relatives now officially quarantined. Up to 100 Duncan contacts being investigated.

[pnwmom]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/02/ebola-family-quarantined/16579953/

Texas health officials have placed the Dallas family of a Liberian national infected with Ebola under quarantine and ordered them not to leave their home or have any contact with outsiders for 21 days without approval of the local or state health department.

The "control order" also requires the family of Thomas Eric Duncan to be available to provide blood samples and agree to any testing required by public health officials.

Officials said Thursday that the four or five family members could face criminal charges for violating the order, which was delivered to them in writing Wednesday evening.

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Carrie Williams with the Texas Department of State Health Services said health officials are working from a list of about 100 potential or possible contacts.

"Out of an abundance of caution, we're starting with this very wide net, including people who have had even brief encounters with the patient or the patient's home," Williams said. "The number will drop as we focus in on those whose contact may represent a potential risk of infection."

[Mariana]

1. Has the home been disinfected?

Or are the sick man's body fluids still there contaminating the place?

[B2G]

2. As of this morning, no cleaup.

Understand they are on their way today to do that. Just in the nick of time. /s

Kids were in school on Monday and Tuesday.

No word on how these people will be fed/cared for for the next 3 weeks.

Major clusterfuck from day 1.

[cwydro]

3. They've been told they can't leave the apartment

and no one can come in. How will they get food etc?

Really seems to be poor handling of this.

[pnwmom]

6. Health care providers will be coming in. Presumably they will bring food and other essentials. n/t

[Sancho]

4. CNN reporting they have NOT cleaned sheets, towels, etc...

somebody needs to get in a plastic suit and get over there with some Lysol!!!

What a mess.

[cwydro]

5. I find this amazing.

I mean, what the f?

[MohRokTah]

7. Still no cleanup as of this post. eom