Another another health
worker at Taxes Health Presbyterian has tested positive to Ebola yesterday 14th of October
The Texas Department
of State Health Services said in a statement:
“A second health care
worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the first
Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States has tested positive for the
disease.”
“The health care
worker reported a fever Tuesday and was immediately isolated at the hospital.”
“Health officials have
interviewed the latest patient to quickly identify any contacts or potential
exposures, and those people will be monitored. The type of monitoring depends
on the nature of their interactions and the potential they were exposed to the
virus.”
“The worker was among
those who took care of Thomas Eric Duncan after he was diagnosed with Ebola.”
“The preliminary Ebola
test was run late Tuesday at the state public health laboratory in Austin, and
results were received at about midnight.”
A second test to
confirm the diagnosis will be carried out by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention in Atlanta.
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