U.S. Scientist Released From Ebola Watch

A scientist who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus on Feb. 11 was released from quarantine yesterday with no signs of infection (see GSN, Feb. 20).

The researcher accidentally stuck herself with a needle while working at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick in Maryland.

The scientist was working with mice injected with a weakened form of the virus while researching possible treatments for the deadly disease (Washington Post, March 4).

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