1.

Summary
- Network administrator from Fort Dodge, Iowa
- Often traveled for work, particularly to New Orleans, LA
- Traveled to Alaska for a bachelor party with Steve Taylor
and Stan Laurel (2 other patients)
2. Geographical Range
a. Home
- Fort Dodge, Iowa
b. Travel
- Spring 2014 June 1, 2014: New Orleans, LA spent several
months in New Orleans for work
- June 15, 2014: Newcastle, OK attended wedding shower for Stan
Laurel
- July 4, 2014: Alaska left on bachelor party cruise
o In Juneau, they went deer hunting;
o In Skagway, they hiked around hills and mountains;
o In Ketchikan, they went deep sea fishing and stayed
on the boat that evening (Anderson was ill, didnt go
fishing)
o In Anchorage, they visited a hunting museum
o In Victoria, they did not leave the boat (Jason [Anderson] was
still feeling ill)
- July 11, 2014: Fort Dodge, Iowa Oliver Morris returned for 1 day to
pack
- July 12, 2014: New Orleans, LA flew to Nola (FIRST SIGNS OF
SYMPTOMS)
3. Where Patient became infected
- Ketchikan, Alaska almost certainly while eating dinner on their
fishing charter boat; the boat would have been parked at the
same docks where Leland McKee used to park his boat
4. Symptoms
-

First symptoms began July 12, 2014 during flight from Iowa to New
Orleans, LA
Doctor called to Morriss hotel; administered fluids and fever
reducer
Morris found unconscious in hotel room on July 13, 2014; taken to
hospital
Treatment: IV antibiotics; no improvement
Died in New Orleans, LA hospital on July 13, 2014

5. Patient/insect interactions
- Oliver Morris was bitten many times by mosquitoes during
the Alaska cruise
- Oliver Morris was often bitten by mosquitoes while he was working
in New Orleans, LA

6. Patient Zero?
- No; Leland McKee died 2 weeks before Oliver Morris
7. Additional Info
- Jason Anderson probably contracted his illness prior to visiting
Ketchikan, AK; illness lasted the rest of the trip
- The fishing guide that took the bachelor party fishing in Ketchikan,
AK was NOT Leland McKee; the men went fishing in Ketchikan
within a week or two of McKees death
- Jason Anderson was the only one of the 4 men who skipped
out on the fishing trip in Ketchikan, and is the only one not
listed as one of our patients
8. Additional Questions
- What ended up happening to Mr. Anderson (the friend who fell ill in
Ketchikan, AK)?
- What kinds of mosquitoes bit Oliver Morris during the cruise
to Alaska? Did he give any descriptions of the mosquitoes?
- What ports did Oliver Morris receive the most bites at? Juneau deer
hunting, Skagway hiking, Ketchikan fishing?
- What kind of mosquitoes usually bit Oliver Morris while he was
doing business in New Orleans, LA? What descriptions did he give of
the mosquitoes?