Before leaving his homeland, Duncan answered no to questions on whether he was exposed to the deadly virus, said Binyah Kesselly, board chairman of the Liberia Airport Authority.
Duncan had been helping Ebola patients in Liberia, including caring for one at a residence outside the capital of Monrovia, Liberian community leader Tugbeh Chieh Tugbeh said.
Cleanup delayed
As concerns grow over how many people he may have exposed to the deadly virus, a plan to sanitize the apartment was delayed late Thursday.
Brad Smith of the Cleaning Guys, the company hired to sanitize the apartment, said they do not have the proper permits to transport hazardous waste on Texas highways.
Smith said authorities sent them away late Thursday before they entered the apartment and told them to come back with proper permits. It's unclear how long that will take.
"The permit is being processed through DOT (Department of Transportation) because it is a special permit," Smith said.
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Sanitizing crew turned away at Ebola patient's residence in Dallas
If Ebola hits other places in the U.S. red tape will have to be cut by state or local officials to protect more people.
Ebola can spread at a 1.4 to 1.7 average which is what it is now in Western Africa. So, that means that potentially the average is 1 1/2 to almost 2 people per infection which can spread out exponentially. So, local officials learning how to prevent it's spread in a uniform way will make the difference between this spreading and it not spreading.
Hopefully, this woman and her family can be moved without further delay. IF they haven't been infected already they soon might be if they have to stay in this apartment where the Ebola infected man got really sick in the lady's bedroom and bathroom. IF there is only one bathroom there, there might be no way not to be infected by Ebola and to be living there for this family.
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