by William Crum
The University of Kansas Hospital officials said today that tests have turned out negative for Ebola in a patient at the facility in Kansas City, Kan.
“We are proud say that the person who came here about Ebola the test showed up negative. He is in another part of the hospital resting right now. I’m really proud of our staff on the job they’ve done regarding handling of this whole situation,” said Dr. Lee Norman, KU Hospital chief medical officer.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran offered his opinion that people who have Ebola need to be stopped from coming to the United States.
“We need to stop people who are sick with this disease from coming to the United States,” he said. “We definitely don’t need this disease here until we have it under control.
“There are no direct flights from South Africa to the United States; they must go through another country,” he said. “That is why the United States must take a leadership role to encourage other countries to check someone before they decide to visit come the United States. “
He said people in the United States need to seek a health professional not only for this, but other health issues as well.
“States must communicate with the Centers for Disease Control,” he said.
Sen. Moran supported more medical research, and said hospitals on the local level need to be trained on how to handle situations like this.
“Recently I travel all over the state of Kansas to see for myself on what is getting done. We need to work together. This is not a political issue, it is an issue that affects every one of us. When I get back to Washington I plan to have a lot of meetings regarding this issue. I want to thank the University of Kansas Medical Center on the job well done,” he said.
