As the Ebola outbreak continues internationally, local emergency management officials in Central Florida are preparing for a potential outbreak in case the virus spreads here.

There are currently no confirmed cases of Ebola in Florida. But Friday, emergency management officials in Seminole County simulated an outbreak of the deadly disease and practiced how they would respond to it.

Agencies from across the county do an annual pandemic exercise, and this year's focus was on being prepared for a potential Ebola outbreak.

Emergency managers prepared for a worst-case scenario in which about 10 percent of the population — or about 25,000 people in Seminole County — would be infected with the disease. That would be an extreme case unlikely to ever happen, but Seminole County's emergency management director, Alan Harris, said it's best to be prepared for the worst.

The idea is to learn what can be done better now, so the county is ready in case they ever have to deal with the real thing.

"We're going through the cases of the exercise, testing our plan, making sure the plans and procedures are appropriate," said Harris. "And if we need to modify those, we're making adjustments."

First responders, representatives from local hospitals and even airport officials were all involved in Friday's pandemic exercise. 

Other Central Florida counties are also focusing on how they can be prepared for a potential Ebola outbreak. Several agencies in Orange County gathered on Thursday to talk about how they would respond to an outbreak.