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| Ebola: Health care worker tests positive at Texas hospital | Ebola: Health care worker tests positive at Texas hospital |
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| A Texan health worker who treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan before he died is also infected with the virus, according to a preliminary test. | A Texan health worker who treated Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan before he died is also infected with the virus, according to a preliminary test. |
| The unnamed woman, who is in a stable condition in an isolation ward, wore full protective gear while treating Duncan, officials in Dallas say. | The unnamed woman, who is in a stable condition in an isolation ward, wore full protective gear while treating Duncan, officials in Dallas say. |
| If confirmed, this is the first known transmission of Ebola on US soil. | If confirmed, this is the first known transmission of Ebola on US soil. |
| A top federal health official said there had been a clear breach of safety protocol and other cases could follow. | A top federal health official said there had been a clear breach of safety protocol and other cases could follow. |
| Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said 48 people who may have had contact with Duncan were being monitored for symptoms. | Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said 48 people who may have had contact with Duncan were being monitored for symptoms. |
| He said a complete investigation would be conducted into how the infection had occurred at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. | He said a complete investigation would be conducted into how the infection had occurred at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. |
| Duncan, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, died on Wednesday. | Duncan, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, died on Wednesday. |
| The current Ebola outbreak, concentrated in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, has resulted in more than 8,300 confirmed and suspected cases, and at least 4,033 deaths. | The current Ebola outbreak, concentrated in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, has resulted in more than 8,300 confirmed and suspected cases, and at least 4,033 deaths. |
| 'High-risk procedures' | 'High-risk procedures' |
| No details of the health worker's identity or position at the hospital were given, in accordance with family wishes. | No details of the health worker's identity or position at the hospital were given, in accordance with family wishes. |
| Dr Daniel Varga, of the Texas Health Resource, said she had worn a gown, gloves, mask and shield when providing care to Duncan during his second and final hospital admission. | Dr Daniel Varga, of the Texas Health Resource, said she had worn a gown, gloves, mask and shield when providing care to Duncan during his second and final hospital admission. |
| Dr Tom Frieden said there had been a clear breach of protocol. "I think the fact that we don't know of a breach in protocol is concerning because clearly there was a breach in protocol," he told US broadcaster CBS. | Dr Tom Frieden said there had been a clear breach of protocol. "I think the fact that we don't know of a breach in protocol is concerning because clearly there was a breach in protocol," he told US broadcaster CBS. |
| The CDC investigation, he told reporters, would focus on possible breaches made during two "high-risk procedures", dialysis and respiratory intubation. | The CDC investigation, he told reporters, would focus on possible breaches made during two "high-risk procedures", dialysis and respiratory intubation. |
| Tests on the infected health worker, he confirmed, would be completed on Sunday. | Tests on the infected health worker, he confirmed, would be completed on Sunday. |
| Mike Rawlings, the mayor of Dallas, said steps had been taken to decontaminate common areas in the patient's apartment complex as well as the patient's car. | Mike Rawlings, the mayor of Dallas, said steps had been taken to decontaminate common areas in the patient's apartment complex as well as the patient's car. |
| Police have been guarding the apartment complex, where a barrel labelled "biohazard" could be seen on a lawn outside. | Police have been guarding the apartment complex, where a barrel labelled "biohazard" could be seen on a lawn outside. |
| 'Heroic' | 'Heroic' |
| The health worker reported a low-grade fever on Friday night and was isolated and referred for testing, officials said. Preliminary test results were received late on Saturday. | The health worker reported a low-grade fever on Friday night and was isolated and referred for testing, officials said. Preliminary test results were received late on Saturday. |
| Judge Clay Jenkins, chief executive of Dallas County, said the infected health worker was a "heroic person". | Judge Clay Jenkins, chief executive of Dallas County, said the infected health worker was a "heroic person". |
| "This is obviously bad news, it is not news that should bring about panic," he added. | "This is obviously bad news, it is not news that should bring about panic," he added. |
| Duncan tested positive in Dallas on 30 September, 10 days after arriving on a flight from Monrovia via Brussels. | Duncan tested positive in Dallas on 30 September, 10 days after arriving on a flight from Monrovia via Brussels. |
| He had become ill a few days after arriving in the US, and went to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas with a high fever. | He had become ill a few days after arriving in the US, and went to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas with a high fever. |
| But despite telling medical staff he had been in Liberia, he was sent home with painkillers and antibiotics. | But despite telling medical staff he had been in Liberia, he was sent home with painkillers and antibiotics. |
| Duncan was later put into an isolation unit at the hospital but died despite being given an experimental drug. | Duncan was later put into an isolation unit at the hospital but died despite being given an experimental drug. |
| Spanish hopes | Spanish hopes |
| A nurse in Spain contracted Ebola while caring for patients who came from West Africa. Hers was the first case of transmission of the virus outside West Africa. | A nurse in Spain contracted Ebola while caring for patients who came from West Africa. Hers was the first case of transmission of the virus outside West Africa. |
| A Spanish health ministry official said on Sunday that there were "high hopes" that the condition of the nurse, Teresa Romero, was coming under control. | A Spanish health ministry official said on Sunday that there were "high hopes" that the condition of the nurse, Teresa Romero, was coming under control. |
| With the numbers of those affected continuing to rise in West Africa, the UN special envoy on Ebola says he hopes that the outbreak can be contained within three months. | With the numbers of those affected continuing to rise in West Africa, the UN special envoy on Ebola says he hopes that the outbreak can be contained within three months. |
| David Nabarro told the BBC the number of Ebola cases was currently increasing exponentially, but greater awareness would help contain the virus. | David Nabarro told the BBC the number of Ebola cases was currently increasing exponentially, but greater awareness would help contain the virus. |
| Ebola deaths: Confirmed, probable and suspected | Ebola deaths: Confirmed, probable and suspected |
| Source: WHO | Source: WHO |
| Note: figures have occasionally been revised down as suspected or probable cases are found to be unrelated to Ebola. They do not include one death in the US recorded on 8 October. | Note: figures have occasionally been revised down as suspected or probable cases are found to be unrelated to Ebola. They do not include one death in the US recorded on 8 October. |
| How not to catch Ebola: | How not to catch Ebola: |
| Why Ebola is so dangerous | Why Ebola is so dangerous |
| How Ebola attacks | How Ebola attacks |
| Ebola: Mapping the outbreak | Ebola: Mapping the outbreak |
| Have you been affected by the Ebola outbreak? Do you think enough is being done where you live to fight the disease? Tell us your story. You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by the Ebola outbreak? Do you think enough is being done where you live to fight the disease? Tell us your story. You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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