Amber Joy Vinson Photos: Ebola Patient Lived at The Village Bend East in Dallas; 3 Kent State Workers Are Relatives

Amber Vinson, the second person to contract Ebola in the United States.

Amber Joy Vinson was identified as the second victim diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas. 

It has been reported that Vinson didn’t have any pets and lived alone. It’s also not clear if she had a Facebook account.

Vinson, 29, cared for Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan--who died of the disease. She along with nurse Nina Pham both were diagnosed with the virus.

It was reported that Vinson traveled from Cleveland to Dallas on Oct. 13 but didn’t show any signs or symptoms of Ebola.

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Dallas Police were spotted patrolling out side of the The Village Bend East apartments where Vinson lived.

Officials with hazmat suits were also called to the apartments to decontaminate the facility, according to photos published by The Associated Press.

Sana Syad, spokesman for the city of Dallas, told the Daily Mail that efforts are being made to contaminate the virus.

“We want them to be aware that if they see people in hazmat suits they know what is going on,” she said. “We are trying to get the message out as fast as possible.”

Reports out of Cleveland also said Vinson is related to three Kent State University employees. The employees were asked to stay home.

 

In this photo posted on Twitter by the City of Dallas Public Information Managing Director Sana Syed, members of Dallas Fire-Rescue Haz Mat Unit tape off the door at the The Village Bend East apartment of a second healthcare worker who has tested positive for Ebola, in Dallas, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said. AP Photo/Courtesy of Sana Syed/PIO, City of Dallas

 

Emergency responders arrive at The Village Bend East apartments where a second healthcare worker tested positive for Ebola, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Dallas. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said. AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Nathan Hunsinger

 Cleveland.com reported that Vinson traveled on Frontier Airlines from Cleveland to Dallas. She was staying in Akron.

Her stepfather confirmed that she is the second Ebola patient.

“As of right now we do not have a case of Ebola in Ohio, but we are going to be working  to identify any close contacts that the individual was in contact with in the state,” said Dr. Mary DiOrio, ODH’s state epidemiologist, according to Cleveland.com. 

“We would recommend that anyone who has had contact with an individual with Ebola and they have symptoms, that they be in contact with their doctor at that time,” DiOrio said.

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The CDC issued a statement:

“On the morning of Oct. 14, the second healthcare worker reported to the hospital with a low-grade fever and was isolated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that the second healthcare worker who tested positive last night for Ebola traveled by air Oct. 13, the day before she reported symptoms.
 
Because of the proximity in time between the evening flight and first report of illness the following morning, CDC is reaching out to passengers who flew on Frontier Airlines flight 1143 Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth Oct. 13.
 
CDC is asking all 132 passengers on Frontier Airlines flight 1143 Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth on October 13 (the flight route was Cleveland to Dallas Fort Worth and landed at 8:16 p.m. CT) to call 1 800-CDC INFO (1 800 232-4636). After 1 p.m. ET, public health professionals will begin interviewing passengers about the flight, answering their questions, and arranging follow up. Individuals who are determined to be at any potential risk will be actively monitored.
 
The healthcare worker exhibited no signs or symptoms of illness while on flight 1143, according to the crew. Frontier is working closely with CDC to identify and notify passengers who may have traveled on flight 1143 on Oct. 13.  Passengers who may have traveled on flight 1143 should contact CDC at 1 800-CDC INFO (1 800 232-4636).”

A Google Maps screenshot shows the apartments near where Amber Vinson lived.

Frontier Airlines also issued a statement:

“At approximately 1:00 a.m. MT on October 15, Frontier was notified by the CDC that a customer traveling on Frontier Airlines flight 1143 Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth on Oct. 13 has since tested positive for the Ebola virus. The flight landed in Dallas/Fort Worth at 8:16 p.m. local and remained overnight at the airport having completed its flying for the day at which point the aircraft received a thorough cleaning per our normal procedures which is consistent with CDC guidelines prior to returning to service the next day.

“It was also cleaned again in Cleveland last night. Previously the customer had traveled from Dallas Fort Worth to Cleveland on Frontier flight 1142 on October 10.”

This 2010 photo provided by tcu360.com, the yearbook of Texas Christian University, shows Nina Pham, 26, who became the first person to contract the disease within the United States. Records show that Pham and other health care workers wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields and sometimes full-body suits when caring for Thomas Eric Duncan. AP Photo/Courtesy of tcu360.com

“What happened there (in Dallas), regardless of the reason, is not acceptable. It shouldn’t have happened,” Anthony Fauci, director of the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of NIH, said on MSNBC Wednesday.

The CDC and Frontier Airlines said Wednesday that the second health care worker had traveled from Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth on Monday aboard flight 1143. Health officials are alerting the 132 passengers who were on the same flight.

Infected Ebola patients are not considered contagious until they have symptoms. The airplane’s crew said the nurse had no symptoms of Ebola during the flight. But the CDC is asking the passengers to call the health agency so they can be monitored.

The worker was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.