After training police forces to deal with Ebola in Liberia, University employee Jason Krause returned home Tuesday for a 21-day quarantine period.
Krause, associate director for internal operations at the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, will not return to the University until after the 21-day quarantine period, as recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Krause led five team members and prepared police to use medical precautions, like wearing sanitation suits properly, during the epidemic. The team was not exposed to the disease in Africa.
Ernie Ballard, University Media Relations director, said Krause is the only team member from the main University campus.
“They weren’t in any medical situations,” Ballard said.
Krause and team members are often exposed to other diseases because of their work. Doctors took their temperatures every 18 hours in Liberia, and Krause is now self-monitoring from home, taking his temperature twice daily.
“This is something they do all the time,” Ballard said. “They are trained to monitor themselves.”
Though Krause does not teach class at the University, Ballard said the University is working with NCBRT to take the proper precautions.