SACRAMENTO - As she gets ready to board her flight, Phyllis Ryan is determined not to let growing concerns over Ebola worry her, but news of scares coming from international flights into the U.S. don't help to calm nerves.
'It's always a little bit more anxiety provoking when you're flying internationally anyway, I think, because you never know in this day and age,' Ryan said.
The first Ebola patient to be diagnosed in the United States recently entered the country on a flight from Brussels, Belgium. It was also a flight from Brussels landing in New Jersey that was immediately met by a CDC hazmat crew when a passenger showed possible signs of Ebola.
'Everyone kind of lives in a state of fear, so it's going to be scary anytime you fly nowadays,' Sacramento passenger Eli Osborn said.
Fortunately, the CDC determined the New Jersey passenger was not contagious, but the rest of the passengers were not allowed off the flight until that was confirmed.
'It would just be an inconvenience, you know, rather than thinking, 'oh my God, I'm going to catch Ebola on this plane,'' Osborn added.
News10 asked Sacramento International Airport officials about Ebola precautions. In a written statement, spokesperson Laurie Slothower wrote:
'If, based on a passenger's symptoms and travel itinerary, there is a possibility that an illness could be related to Ebola, the airport will immediately contact the Sacramento County Public Health Officer for guidance on how to proceed.'Read or Share this story: http://on.news10.net/1vG5e4d
