A fox urgent. The centers for Disease Control confirming a Texas Health Care worker does have ebola. This is the fox report. Im Heather Childers in for harris faulkner. A dallas nurse becoming the first person to contract the deadly virus here in the u. S. Preliminary tests reveal positive results last night. The cdc making the diagnosis official today. The patient was isolated soon after symptoms appeared and remains isolated while she and the hospital decide on a course of treatment. Meanwhile, her car and apartment are being decontaminated. We are told the patient has a pet at home that will need to be
removed. The cdc says the nurse contracted ebola from Thomas Duncan, the liberian man who died from the disease last week. Health officials calling this a clear breach of Infection Control protocol despite claims that the nurse wore protective clothing while treating duncan. Brian hennessey is live from our new york newsroom. Brian, what can we explain or how can this breach be explai
Contracted ebola from Thomas Duncan. Hes the liberian man who died from the disease last week. Health officials calling this a clear breach of Infection Control protocol. That is despite claims that the nurse wore protective clothing while treating duncan. Bryan llenas live from our new york newsroom. Can you explain this breach in safety protocol and what is being done to prevent this from happening again . Good evening, heather. The nurse treated and had extensive contact with duncan on multiple occasions during his second visit to the hospital. She wore her full protective suit, a gown, gloves, mask, and shield, while caring for him. And yet she still got infected with ebola. So now the cdc is sending additional staff to Texas Health Presbyterian hospital to investigate where they say a clear breach in safety protocol took place. Theyre particularly concerned about how workers are taking off their personal protective suits after dealing with an ebola patient. Its a highrisk task tha
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