01-10-2014, 07:58 AM
An adult who recently traveled from West Africa to Texas has tested positive for Ebola, the first case to be diagnosed in the U.S., health officials said Tuesday.
The patient developed symptoms of the viral disease days after landing in Texas and was admitted into isolation on Sunday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed Tuesday that the patient had tested positive for Ebola.
The patient took a flight that left Liberia on Sept. 19 and arrived in the U.S. on Sept. 20, CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a news conference Tuesday. The patient became ill on Sept. 24 and was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 28, he said.
Dr. Frieden and Texas health officials wouldn’t provide any information about the patient, including the person’s health status or nationality. Dr. Frieden declined to answer repeated questions as to whether the patient had taken a commercial flight to Dallas.
after SARS now we have ebola, this news was out after market closed
so tonight's US market could have some selling pressure
The patient developed symptoms of the viral disease days after landing in Texas and was admitted into isolation on Sunday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, the Texas Department of State Health Services said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed Tuesday that the patient had tested positive for Ebola.
The patient took a flight that left Liberia on Sept. 19 and arrived in the U.S. on Sept. 20, CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a news conference Tuesday. The patient became ill on Sept. 24 and was admitted to the hospital on Sept. 28, he said.
Dr. Frieden and Texas health officials wouldn’t provide any information about the patient, including the person’s health status or nationality. Dr. Frieden declined to answer repeated questions as to whether the patient had taken a commercial flight to Dallas.
after SARS now we have ebola, this news was out after market closed
so tonight's US market could have some selling pressure