Ebola patient from Liberia visited Dallas ER sent home
The first U S Ebola patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, told a Dallas ER he was visiting from Liberia but his information was not fully communicated to the medical team. He was released with antibiotics, then returned two days later as his condition worsened. A nine member CDC team moved to Dallas to trace contacts.
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An Ebola patient in a Dallas hospital marks the first U S case with Texas officials declaring no other suspects. CDC director Frieden says U S health workers can contain the virus and pledges immediate isolation if fever appears. The traveler came from Liberia, arrived Sept 20 to visit family, and became ill last week.
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