CDC Notifies Passengers After Ebola Diagnosis of Healthcare Worker

Why it matters locally: Frontier Airlines, which operates from Denver International Airport as a major hub, is assisting the CDC in contacting passengers from the October 13 flight.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed they are notifying passengers who traveled on a Frontier Airlines flight with a healthcare worker who has now tested positive for Ebola. The health care worker flew on October 13. She reported symptoms the following day, October 14. Frontier Airlines is assisting the CDC in contacting passengers. Federal health officials believe others on the flight may have been exposed to the virus.