CDC: Nurse with Ebola said she 'felt funny' in Ohio

AKRON, OH -- A CDC official says a Texas nurse who has Ebola indicated she "felt funny" and spent extra time resting during a visit to Ohio in the days before she was diagnosed in Dallas.

Dr. Chris Braden says the woman didn't have typical symptoms of Ebola when she flew to Cleveland on Oct. 10 or when she visited family in Akron last weekend. But he says health officials can't rule out the possibility that her illness began last Saturday, or possibly earlier.

Vinson's mother Debra Berry issued the following statement:

As her mother, I am hopeful that no other parent will have to endure the manner of separation that I've endured in the last 48 hours. Prayer and faith has helped to sustain me and my family and knowing that my daughter followed the procedures and protocols in place, adhering to 'the rules", like she always does, makes me love her all the more.

Much criticism has been offered because she chose to travel home. Sadly, the praise given for her work in the healthcare profession, especially concerning one very ill Mr. Duncan, pales in comparison. Let me be clear, Amber wasn't sick when she came home and she wasn't symptomatic when she departed for Dallas. While home, she received news of her co-worker's illness, which threw her into a mode of extreme precaution and fear. She took measures, as a result of this news and the uncertainly of its development to protect my husband and me from any unnecessary interaction. She said if she can get it, how do I know that I can't? Who would know that she would?

I simply want my daughter to recover from this ordeal and be restored to good health. I wish for the public to know that ours is a giving, caring and compassionate family. We help before ever hurting others and give rather than take at any cost. Please remember my daughter in your prayers and know that she represents anyone of us who decides to go to work and do an exemplary job. Many of us just don't share the sacrifice involved in doing hers."

Officials say they're monitoring the health of 16 people in northeast Ohio who had contact with 29-year-old Amber Vinson.

She had treated the Liberian man in Dallas who died of Ebola. The timing of her symptoms is important because people infected with Ebola aren't considered contagious until they have symptoms.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.