A US volunteer healthcare worker in Sierra Leone who tested positive for Ebola virus has been admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for care and treatment. Continue Reading →
CDC: Potential Exposure of US Citizens to Ebola in W Africa
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Ebola Virus
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Texans Cleared From Ebola Monitoring
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43 people in Texas who had contact with the state’s first Ebola patient have been cleared after reaching the 21-day mark, the incubation period for the disease. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Press Release, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. David Lakey, Ebola Virus, Frontier Airlines, Incubation Period, Quarantine
Texas Must Use Rainy Day Fund and Nullification to Stop Ebola
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“We must nullify unconstitutional FDA regulations and similar federal acts that are blocking the rapid production and use of ZMapp.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Press Release, Ebola Virus, Kathie Glass, Libertarian Candidate, Proposition One, Rainy Day Fund, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, TX Governor
City of Texarkana TX Ensures Readiness for Ebola Virus Disease
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Precautions are being taken as a result of an elevated risk in the state of Texas and the United States. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Press Release, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, City of Texarkana TX, Ebola Virus, Emergency Management, Eric Schlotter, Lisa Thompson
Second Health Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
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The health care worker reported a fever Tuesday and was immediately isolated at the hospital. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Press Release, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ebola Virus, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Thomas Eric Duncan, TX Department of State Health Services
Texas Health Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
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A health care worker who provided care for the Ebola patient has tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary test at the state public health laboratory in Austin. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health/Medicine, Press Release, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. David Lakey, Ebola Virus, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, TX Department of State Health Services
Texas Ebola Patient Dies
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Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with the Ebola virus, died earlier this morning. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health/Medicine, Dr. David Lakey, Ebola Virus, Texas, Thomas Eric Duncan, TX Department of State Health Services
Gov. Perry Names Dr. Brett Giroir to Lead TX Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response
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The Task Force will assess and enhance the state’s existing capabilities to prepare for and respond to pandemic disease, such as the Ebola virus. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Press Release, Col. Steve McCraw, Dr. Brett Giroir, Dr. David Lakey, Dr. Gerald Parker:, Dr. James LeDuc, Dr. Kyle Janek, Dr. Peter Hotez
Some Say ‘Thousands’ Possibly Exposed to Ebola; TX Officials Say Less Than 100
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“Out of an abundance of caution, we’re starting with this very wide net, including people who had even brief encounters with the patient or the patient’s home.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health/Medicine, Carrie Williams, Contamination, Dallas, Dallas County, Ebola Virus, Infection, Texas
Texas Orders Family of Ebola Patient to Stay Home
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“The local health department had previously instructed the family to stay home, but a strict public health control order is needed to ensure compliance.” Continue Reading →