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First Ebola case diagnosed on US soil | First Ebola case diagnosed on US soil |
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The first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. | 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 | Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation |
The man is thought to have contracted the virus in Liberia before travelling to the US nearly two weeks ago. | |
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. | 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. |
"An individual travelling from Liberia has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden told reporters on Tuesday. | |
According to Mr Frieden, the unnamed patient left Liberia on 19 September and arrived in the US the next day without displaying any symptoms of the virus. | |
Symptoms of the virus became apparent on 24 September, and on 28 September he was admitted to a Texas hospital and put in isolation. | |
Preliminary information indicates the unnamed patient was not involved in treating Ebola-infected patients while in Liberia. | |
Health officials are working to identify all people who came into contact with the unnamed patient while he was infectious. | |
Those people will then be monitored for 21 days to see if an Ebola-related fever develops. | |
"The bottom line here is I have no doubt that we will control this importation, this case of Ebola, so it does not spread widely in this country," Mr Frieden said. "We will stop it here." | |
The World Health Organization (WHO) says more than 3,000 people have died of the virus so far, mostly in Liberia. | 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. | It is the world's most deadly outbreak of the virus. |