From the Washington Examiner:
Infectious disease experts predict anywhere from a mere one or
two additional cases of Ebola to a worst-case scenario of 130, according
to simulations conducted for the Associated Press.
Almost all of the predicted cases will be healthcare workers returning from West Africa.
"I don't think there's going to be a huge outbreak here, no," Dr.
David Relman, a professor of infectious disease, microbiology and
immunology at Stanford University's medical school, told the AP.
"However, as best we can tell right now, it is quite possible that every
major city will see at least a handful of cases."
A total of eight patients have currently been treated for Ebola in the U.S.
Only two of them contracted Ebola within the U.S., and both were
healthcare workers who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, who contracted Ebola
in Liberia.
Both nurses recovered and have been released.
Dominic Smith, a pandemic risk expert, ran a simulation for the AP
that projected 15 to 130 cases in the U.S. before the end of the year....MORE
