We are unaware of any student, faculty, or staff Ebola-related illness (or recent exposure to the illness), or of anyone returning to campus from West Africa. If you have traveled to a high-risk area, or been in contact with a known traveler to the high-risk area, please notify Health Services so that we can conduct a risk assessment and initiate self-monitoring (detailed below).

QUICK FACTS:

• The U.S. Centers for Disease Control advises against non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone until further notice.

• College-sponsored travel and Study Abroad programs to these countries have been suspended until further notice.

• The CDC is not recommending isolation or quarantine of individuals based on travel history alone.

If you are at risk of exposure, either because of travel or contact with a known traveler to a high-risk area:

• Call Health Services 610-896-1089 and tell the provider about your recent travel and your symptoms before you go to the Health Services or a hospital. Advance notice will help Health Services care for you and protect other people who may be in the reception area.

• You would then begin a formal 21-day process of health monitoring and be advised to:

  • Take your temperature every morning and evening.
  • Watch for other Ebola symptoms: severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, or unexplained bleeding or bruising.
  • If, in the course of this monitoring process (which has been initiated based upon your recent exposure risk) your temperature is 100.4°F (38°C) or higher or you have any other Ebola signs or symptoms, seek medical care immediately.
  • Limit your contact with other people when you travel to medical care; avoid public transportation.
  • Do not travel anywhere except to the doctor's office or hospital.
  • During the time that you are monitoring your health, if you have no symptoms, you can continue your normal activities, including work and school.
  • Appropriate public health officials will be notified in the event that you develop symptoms.

The College is in the process of establishing on-campus quarantine areas should that be necessary.

Thank you very much for being attentive and responsive. Updates on Ebola can be found on the CDC website:

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/advice-for-colleges-universities-and-students-about-ebola-in-west-africa

It is vital that students seek medical advice and care if they have any concerns.

Please csharbau [at] haverford.edu (contact Health Services) with questions or concerns.