First Ebola Case in the US
The CDC has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the US in the Dallas, TX area. Because the world has shrunk, what used to be a self limiting disease confined to remote areas of Africa has become a larger problem.
Here is the story....
CDC confirms case of Ebola in Dallas
Posted: Sep 30, 2014 4:44 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 30, 2014 5:00 PM EDT
By Ashley Slayton - email
(KLTV) -
The CDC has confirmed the first Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S. in the Dallas area.
Health officials had been awaiting test results on a patient at a Dallas hospital.
Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said the patient is being kept in isolation until preliminary results come back Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 12 other people in the U.S. have been tested for Ebola since July 27. Those tests came back negative.
Hospital officials said in a statement that the latest patient's symptoms and recent travel indicated a possible case of Ebola. The virus has killed more than 3,000 people in West Africa and infected a handful of Americans who traveled to that region.
Presbyterian Hospital officials say they're following CDC recommendations to keep doctors, staff and patients safe.
Copyright 2014 KLTV. All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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