The second healthcare worker who was infected with the Ebola virus flew from Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth the night before she was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
The announcement came jointly from Frontier Airlines and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is “reaching out” to the 132 passengers who were on board with the healthcare worker, who they have not yet identified.
“The healthcare worker exhibited no signs or symptoms of illness while on Flight 1143, according to the crew,” a statement said.
The flight departed Oct. 13 from Cleveland to Dallas. On Oct. 14, the healthcare worker was admitted to the hospital with a fever.
The CDC wants passengers to call 800-CDC INFO (800 232-4636) and they will begin interviewing them this afternoon, officials announced.
The development underscores the difficulty and the criticism the CDC has faced in containing the virus, which killed Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan last week.
The healthcare worker on the Frontier flight treated Duncan. She is in isolation at Texas Presbyterian Hospital along with a nurse who also contracted the virus from Duncan.
Early symptoms of Ebola include fever and chills.
This story was first published at 11:39 a.m.
