California is closely monitoring the Ebola situation nationwide, though no case has been found yet in the state, health officials said on Wednesday.
Californian health officials are closely monitoring the "evolving (Ebola) situation" nationwide, particularly in Texas, where two nurses involved in treating an Ebola patient became infected by the virus and the patient has died, said Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
"We are all learning from the lessons" in Texas, Chapman said.
Health officials are working with hospitals and first-responding agencies to review protocols, training, equipment and readiness of medical personnel and facilities that would be involved in treating Ebola patients, he said.
There are no confirmed or suspected Ebola cases in California. So far, two patients in California have been tested for Ebola, and the virus was ruled out in both cases. One case was in Los Angeles County and the other in Sacramento County.
Gil Chavez, state epidemiologist and deputy director of the Center for Infectious Diseases under the CDPH, said that "we believe the risk of the spread of Ebola in California is very low."