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Frontier Airlines Seeks Passengers on Same Plane as Ebola-Infected Nurse

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wews frontier plane n220fr jc 141015?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1413495121294WEWS(NEW YORK) — Frontier Airlines is searching for passengers from at least five different flights who flew on the same plane as an Ebola-infected nurse from Dallas.

The airline announced that it was reaching out to passengers who traveled on the same plane as Amber Vinson. They also said the plane was out of service as they replace seat covers and carpet in the middle of the aircraft, where Vinson was sitting.

Vinson, 29, was infected with Ebola after treating Thomas Eric Duncan earlier this month. She was isolated and diagnosed with Ebola on Oct. 14.

A day before being diagnosed, Vinson flew on Frontier Airlines Flight 1143 from Cleveland to Dallas. The plane was cleaned after Vinson’s flight.

The following day the plane was used for at least five different commercial flights, including a return trip to Cleveland, where it was cleaned again.

Frontier Airlines has not clarified why they are reaching out to passengers and did not provide specifics to ABC News.

The plane is scheduled to return to service in the next several days.

Before flying from Cleveland, Vinson had reportedly called U.S. Centers for Disease Control personnel to report she had an elevated temperature of 99.5. The temperature was below the 100.4 reading that would designate a fever. She was not told that she could not fly on a commercial airliner.

She arrived at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital the following day with a fever.


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