Sunday, October 12, 2014

Second Ebola case confirmed. Texas health worker wore ‘full’ protective gear. - The Washington Post

Second Ebola case confirmed. Texas health worker wore ‘full’ protective gear. - The Washington Post: In the first case of Ebola transmission in the United States, a Texas nurse who treated an Ebola-stricken Liberian man has tested positive for the deadly virus.

The diagnosis was confirmed Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, four days after the death of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas.

Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, said that an unknown breach in protocol led to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital worker being infected and that federal officials are investigating. He said additional CDC staff are heading to Texas.

Frieden also said more cases may be likely.

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