NBC News cameraman diagnosed with Ebola virus in Africa

[undeterred]

Source: The Guardian

An American freelance television cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus and will be flown back to the US for treatment, the network said on Thursday in its own online report.

The diagnosis of the freelancer, hired earlier this week to work with NBC News chief medical editor and correspondent, Dr Nancy Snyderman, is believed to be the first time an American journalist has been diagnosed with the deadly disease since the current outbreak in west Africa.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/03/nbc-news-cameraman-diagnosed-with-ebola-virus-in-africa

[uppityperson]

1. Best wishes to him, hope he heals quickly and easily.

[Purveyor]

2. Real hard to contract, eh? This person knew of the precautions to take but

still got it...

[840high]

6. I believe we're being lied to.

[Purveyor]

8. We shall know in a week or so... Godspeed. eom

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. News update says he has a "low amount of Ebola".

And that he had been with the NBC crew there for only 72 hours.

And THIS:
“We shared a work space. We shared vehicles. We shared equipment,” she said. “But everyone here is hyper-alert.
We have not been in close proximity. No one shakes hands. There’s no hugging.”
http://www.today.com/health/parents-nbc-news-freelancer-diagnosed-ebola-his-spirits-are-better-2D80191078

"low amount of Ebola"???
No physical contact with Ebola patients, but got Ebola?

Something ain't right here.

[Purveyor]

11. You're right. Something ain't right here. Time will tell but I hope this

isn't like one of those contagion type flicks where a few gov't officials are so worried about a panic that they are sitting on the real implications of this situation.

[YarnAddict]

3. Any idea how he got it?

Doubt he would have been handling bodies, and I'm sure he would have been taking as many precautions as possible.

[undeterred]

4. No, but more info here

An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola and will be flown back to the United States for treatment. The infected freelancer was hired Tuesday to be a second cameraman for NBC News Chief Medical Editor and Correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman. Snyderman is with three other NBC News employees on assignment in Monrovia, reporting on the Ebola outbreak.

The freelancer came down with symptoms on Wednesday, feeling tired and achy. As part of a routine temperature check, he discovered he was running a slight fever. He immediately quarantined himself and sought medical advice. On Thursday morning, the 33 year-old American went to a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) treatment center to be tested for the virus. The positive result came back just under 12 hours later.

“The good news is this young man, our colleague, was admitted very, very early,” Snyderman told Rachel Maddow Thursday evening. "He's in good spirits." Snyderman added she and the other members of the NBC News team are feeling well and not showing symptoms of the Ebola virus but are going beyond CDC guidelines for their and others' safety.

The cameraman, who also is a writer, will be the fifth American infected with Ebola and evacuated from West Africa. He has been working in Liberia on various projects for the past three years. NBC News is withholding the cameraman’s name at the request of his family. “We are doing everything we can to get him the best care possible. He will be flown back to the United States for treatment at a medical center that is equipped to handle Ebola patients,” NBC News President Deborah Turness said in a note to staff.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/nbc-news-freelancer-africa-diagnosed-ebola-n217271

[840high]

7. Thanks.

[longship]

5. Apparently posted in Africa before joining NBC.

I have no link for that, but it's in another thread here at DU about this guy.

[AngryOldDem]

9. Snyderman and the rest of the crew are also headed back to quarantine.

Just mentioned on Morning Joe.

[Ikonoklast]

12. What treatment? ZMapp is all gone, 6 months before any new amount can be produced.

Nothing else has been shown to be effective, other treatments in the works are also months from being available and even then are strictly experimental.