NO ONE knows for sure just how many people Patrick Sawyer came into contact with the day he boarded a plane in Liberia, had a layover in Togo and then arrived in Nigeria where authorities say he died days later from Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases.
Now health workers are scrambling to trace those who may have been exposed to Sawyer at three international airports in West Africa, from flight attendants to fellow passengers. Health experts say it’s unlikely he could have infected others with the virus that can cause victims to bleed from their eyes, mouth and ears.
Still, unsettling questions remain: How could a man whose sister recently died from Ebola manage to board a plane leaving the country? Could Ebola become the latest disease to be spread by airplanes?
The questions come as Liberia’s president closed all but three land border crossings, restricted public…
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