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US Reports First Ebola Case In Dallas by tejpot(m): 10:03pm On Sep 30, 2014
A patient in a Dallas hospital has been diagnosed of the deadly Ebola virus. This is the first time the virus will be diagnosed in America. Previous American patients got infected from outside of US.

CNN BREAKING NEWS.

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DALLAS — A patient in a Dallas hospital has been confirmed to have the deadly Ebola virus, News 8 has learned. That person has been held in "strict isolation" as he or she was evaluated for possible exposure to the virus. This is the first case of Ebola confirmed in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. in Atlanta regarding the diagnosis. In a statement issued Tuesday night, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas said the patient was admitted based on symptoms and "recent travel history." The hospital, located at Greenville Avenue and Walnut Hill Lane in northeast Dallas, said it's complying with all recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the Texas Department of Health to ensure the safety of other patients and medical staff.
Zachary Thompson, the director of the Dallas County Health & Human Services, said Tuesday morning the Center for Disease Control was mobilizing as if the patient tested positive for the virus. Thompson said Tuesday morning Dallas County is ready to care for the patient. "This is not Africa," Thompson said. "We have a great infrastructure to deal with an outbreak." The World Health Organization said it has confirmed more than 3,000 Ebola-related deaths in West Africa during the current outbreak, which has spread to five countries: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Fort Worth physician Dr. Kent Brantly, who became infected while working in Liberia, recovered after being moved to a hospital in Atlanta. Earlier this month, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. would offer military and medical help to combat the disease in West Africa which has now reached epidemic proportions. Several other U.S. hospitals have previously raised alerts in connection with patients who presented Ebola-like symptoms, but all those cases tested negative for the virus.
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/09/29/dallas-presbyterian-hospital-ebola-patient-isolation/16460629/
Re: US Reports First Ebola Case In Dallas by sartorius(m): 10:13pm On Sep 30, 2014
Might have been c
arried by a Nigerian
Re: US Reports First Ebola Case In Dallas by tejpot(m): 10:15pm On Sep 30, 2014
sartorius: Might have been c
arried by a Nigerian
Fyi there is no more Ebola in Nigeria.
Re: US Reports First Ebola Case In Dallas by Obynobyl(m): 10:16pm On Sep 30, 2014
Hehe what goes around comes around, I laugh in spanish
Re: US Reports First Ebola Case In Dallas by mperoakeem(m): 11:02pm On Sep 30, 2014
*spread mat* make i c wetin go apn. Make una pele o cos naija is nw a free nation

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