CDC monitoring lab technician for possible Ebola exposure

A laboratory technician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was being monitored Wednesday for possible accidental exposure to the Ebola virus that came during an experiment, officials said Wednesday evening. The person working in a secure laboratory in Atlanta may have come into contact with a small amount of a live virus, CDC spokeswoman Barbara Reynolds says in an emailed statement. CDC officials said the experiment material was on a sealed plate, but wasn’t supposed to be moved into the lab the technician was working in. There was no exposure outside the lab and scientists notified CDC officials of the potential problem on Tuesday, Reynolds said.

I have directed that there be a full review of every aspect of the incident and that CDC take all necessary measures.

CDC Director Tom Frieden

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