{"id":55895,"date":"2014-10-18T00:43:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T04:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=55895"},"modified":"2014-10-19T01:48:20","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T05:48:20","slug":"fort-benning-adresses-ebola-infection-case-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=55895","title":{"rendered":"Fort Benning addresses Ebola infection case rumors. UPDATEDx2."},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems that a initial entry soldier was placed under isolation precautions at Martin Army Hospital<\/a> at Fort Benning for suspicion of symptomatic Ebola. The person who has not been identified was reported to have recent travel to Nigeria and presented a high grade fever. As of this post, it is believed that the fever was caused by a reaction to one of the immunization shots given during inprocessing. The base commander Major General Scott Miller, spoke on record to address the rumors<\/a> that there was a active Ebola case<\/a>, about a possible ebola case on Fort Benning. <\/p>\n

During standard screening procedures, we identified a newly arrived Soldier with a recent travel history to Nigeria. The Soldier displayed an elevated temperature, and while he is not likely to have the Ebola virus, we have initiated necessary protocols out of an abundance of caution.<\/p>\n

The Soldier has been isolated and is being monitored, even though it’s likely that his fever can be attributed to immunizations he received during in-processing.<\/p>\n

We are currently in coordination with medical and CDC professionals to ensure testing is accurate and complete.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Representatives from Fort Benning also made a statement<\/a> to address the rumors that the base and hospital were placed on lockdown. <\/p>\n

“None of that’s true,” said Gary Jones, the Maneuver Center’s public affairs officer. “The gates were never closed. The hospital is not closed and will not be closed.”<\/p>\n

“The post itself is open for business, and it’s business as usual,” said Col. Patrick Donahoe, Chief of Staff at the Maneuver Center of Excellence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

UPDATE: October 18th 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just a few minutes ago<\/a> Fort Benning gave a status update on how the Solider is doing and more information about his background. The person in question was assigned to the 30th Reception Battalion. <\/p>\n

\n“Today, the Soldier’s temperature has returned to within normal range, which is completely inconsistent with the disease process associated with Ebola,” MACH Commander Col. Scott Avery said in the statement. <\/p>\n

Avery also said the soldier “does not pose a risk to others.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

UPDATE x2: October 18th 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Solider in question’s test came back negative for Ebola. Fort Benning Representatives gave this statement. <\/p>\n

“While we are relieved this Soldier does not have Ebola, this was an opportunity for Fort Benning to not only test our systems, but exceed protocols to better ensure the safety and well-being of our Soldiers and those in the workforce who support them,” Maneuver Center of Excellence Chief of Staff Col. Patrick Donahoe said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems that a initial entry soldier was placed under isolation precautions at Martin Army Hospital … Fort Benning addresses Ebola infection case rumors. UPDATEDx2.<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":610,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-military-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}