First Ebola diagnosis in the US. A patient being treated at a Dallas Texas Hospital - Al Jazeera English

30/9/2014

The first case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States. A patient being treated at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced.Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation and that the hospital is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations to keep doctors, staff and patients safe.The patient is a Liberian national who was admitted on Sunday, a government official told Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports.

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