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The first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. | |
Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation | |
The patient is said to be a man believed to have been infected in Liberia prior to displaying symptoms. | |
More than 3,000 people have already died of Ebola in West Africa and a small number of US aid workers have recovered after being flown to the US. | |
On Monday, officials with the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas said an unnamed patient was being tested for the virus and had been placed in isolation. | |
The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 3,000 people have died of the virus so far, mostly in Liberia. | |
It is the world's most deadly outbreak of the virus. |