THE first Ebola case has been diagnosed in the
United States, the Centres for Disease Control
and Prevention announced on Tuesday.
According to the Associated Press, a patient
arrived at the Dallas hospital on Monday with
possible Ebola symptoms and recent travel
history to West Africa. He was being kept in
isolation until the CDC could confirm the
diagnosis.
Although American Ebola patients have been
treated in the United States prior to this
diagnosis, they all contracted Ebola in West
Africa. Ebola has killed 2,917 people and
infected 3,346 others since the outbreak began
in March.