Ebola case diagnosed in Texas
October 1, 2014
Dallas, Texas:
The first case of the Ebola virus was diagnosed in Dallas, Texas, after a man who remains unidentified flew back to the U.S. from Liberia on September 20. Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Frieden said the man was not showing symptoms until four or five days after he entered the country. While the man did have contact with multiple people in the U.S. prior to his isolation, Frieden stated, "I have no doubt that we'll stop this in its tracks in the U.S. But I also have no doubt that as long as the outbreak continues in Africa, we need to be on our guard."[1]
Only two other American citizens have been infected by the Ebola virus while serving with religious organizations in Africa. Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly were flown back to the U.S. under quarantine and treated for the virus, both surviving.[2] President Barack Obama announced the deployment of 3,000 military personnel and requested $500 million in aid to West African countries for the containment of the most deadly Ebola virus outbreak in history on September 16.[3][4] Numerous African countries have shut down borders and halted international travel as a precaution against the virus.[5]
See also
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- West African Ebola outbreak, 2014
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Tom Frieden
- Barack Obama
Footnotes
- ↑ CNN, "First diagnosed case of Ebola in the U.S.," September 30, 2014
- ↑ WJLA, "Nancy Writebol and Kent Brantly, U.S. aid workers with Ebola, released from Atlanta hospital," August 21, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "White House to request $500M to fight Ebola," September 16, 2014
- ↑ The Guardian, "Obama to announce Ebola force of 3,000 US military personnel," September 16, 2014
- ↑ The Guardian, "West Africa in quarantine: Ebola, closed borders and travel bans," August 22, 2014
