LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Public health officials in Los Angeles County say they are prepared to handle Ebola if it reaches Southern California.

KNX 1070's Margaret Carrero reports Dr. Robert Kim-Farley with L.A. County Public Health says outreach teams are going to hospitals helping them train for a possible Ebola patient.

While there are currently no Ebola cases or suspect cases in California, Kim-Farley said county officials are in a state of Ebola preparedness after reports that two health care workers in Dallas tested positive for the disease.

County health officials will put particular focus on any people returning from a trip to Africa or those who may have been in close contact with someone who had, according to Kim-Farley.

He also assured reporters that medical staffers are using the same protective gear required for dealing with other infectious diseases, but acknowledges potential flaws could occur.

"Even the surfaces around that could have been contaminated by vomit or diarrhea, these and all bodily fluids would be highly infectious," said Kim-Farley.

The CDC announced Wednesday that the second healthcare worker diagnosed with Ebola — now identified as Amber Joy Vinson of Dallas — traveled by air Oct. 13, with a low-grade fever, a day before she showed up at the hospital reporting symptoms.

The CDC is now reaching out to all passengers who flew on Frontier Airlines flight 1143 Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth.

All 132 passengers on the flight are being asked to call 1 800-CDC INFO (1 800 232-4636). Public health professionals will begin interviewing passengers about the flight later this afternoon.

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