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| First Ebola case diagnosed in the US | First Ebola case diagnosed in the US |
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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. | 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. |
| The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the Ebola virus seems to have been contained in Nigeria and Senegal, with no new cases reported there for almost a month. | |
| Monitoring | Monitoring |
| "An individual travelling from Liberia has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States," CDC 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 to visit relatives, without displaying any symptoms of the virus. | According to Mr Frieden, the unnamed patient left Liberia on 19 September and arrived in the US the next day to visit relatives, 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. | Symptoms of the virus became apparent on 24 September, and on 28 September he was admitted to a Texas hospital and put in isolation. |
| The disease, which is not contagious until symptoms appear, is spread via close contact with bodily fluids. | The disease, which is not contagious until symptoms appear, is spread via close contact with bodily fluids. |
| Aid workers who caught Ebola in West Africa have come back to the US for treatment but this is the first case of a patient developing the virus on US soil, says the BBC's Alastair Leithead in Los Angeles. | Aid workers who caught Ebola in West Africa have come back to the US for treatment but this is the first case of a patient developing the virus on US soil, says the BBC's Alastair Leithead in Los Angeles. |
| A hospital official told reporters on Tuesday the facility already had procedures in place to deal with any such potential cases. | A hospital official told reporters on Tuesday the facility already had procedures in place to deal with any such potential cases. |
| Preliminary information indicates that the unnamed patient, who was described as critically ill, was not involved in treating Ebola-infected patients while in Liberia. | Preliminary information indicates that the unnamed patient, who was described as critically ill, 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. | 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. | Those people will then be monitored for 21 days to see if an Ebola-related fever develops. |
| 'We will stop it' | |
| According to Mr Frieden, it is possible a family member who came in direct contact with the patient may develop Ebola in the coming weeks. | According to Mr Frieden, it is possible a family member who came in direct contact with the patient may develop Ebola in the coming weeks. |
| But "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," he added. "We will stop it here." | But "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," he added. "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. |
| Earlier on Tuesday, the head of a new UN body set up to fight the disease urged more action within the next 60 days. | |
| Anthony Banbury told reporters in Ghana that 70% of infected people needed to be receiving treatment and 70% of burials should be done safely within two months. | |
| It is the world's most deadly outbreak of the virus. | It is the world's most deadly outbreak of the virus. |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
| Ebola virus: Busting the myths | Ebola virus: Busting the myths |