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Latest updates:
8:27 A.M. U.S. gets blood sample from woman monitored for Ebola on ship
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has retrieved a blood sample from a Dallas health care worker who is aboard a cruise ship and being monitored for signs of Ebola.
Petty Officer Andy Kendrick says the crew flew in a helicopter Saturday to meet the ship and lowered a basket of supplies. Officials have said the woman poses no risk because she has shown no symptoms and has voluntarily self-quarantined. (AP)
Saturday:
11:30 P.M. A memorial service was held on Saturday for the first U.S. Ebola victim, Thomas Eric Duncan, who died in Dallas on October 8.
7:30 P.M. WHO won't discuss Ebola mistakes document
The World Health Organization said Saturday that it wouldn't explain details contained in an internal document obtained by bberitaa.blogspot.com in which the UN health agency said it fumbled early attempts to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
In the draft document, which wasn't released publicly, WHO blamed numerous factors for the now explosive Ebola epidemic, including incompetent staff, bureaucracy and a lack of reliable information.
'WHO will not do interviews or explain details on this document until it is completed,' the health agency said in a statement Saturday. 'WHO believes in transparency and accountability and will release this review when it is fact-checked.' (AP)
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