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Wednesday, 1 October 2014

"US Ebola Patient had Contact with Kids who are now being Monitored" - CNN

The very first case of the deadly Ebola virus
diagnosed on US soil occurred yesterday.
And according to a new report on CNN, some
school-age children have been in contact with the
U.S. Ebola patient being treated in Dallas. Texas
Gov. Rick Perry says the children have been
identified and are being monitored for symptoms.
It's a lapse that has Americans concerned and health
officials asking how it could happen. The
unidentified man had the deadly Ebola virus -- but
didn't yet know it when he walked into a Dallas
emergency room September 26. Although his
symptoms could have indicated Ebola, among other
diseases, no one at the hospital asked him if he had
recently traveled to countries where the virus is
present, a source close to the case told CNN.
The man, who had just flown from Liberia to the
United States, didn't offer the information either, the
source said, and he then left the hospital. A
spokesman for Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
says it's investigating whether the patient was
questioned about his travels. Regardless, two days
later, on September 28, the man returned to the
facility, where it was determined he likely had Ebola
and was isolated.
He tested positive for the virus yesterday, health
officials said.
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