CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed the first case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States. This Storify is developing.
BREAKING: CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in the United States, Reuters reports. http://cnb.cx/1rDPInZ pic.twitter.com/yf0JyeHN4D
A spokesperson for Texas Governor Rick Perry says that the Governor is aware of the first Ebola case in Texas. (via @RyanRuggiero)- Shares of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals surged more than 20 percent in extended-hours trading shortly after the news. BioCryst Pharmacuticals and Sarepta Therapeutics also rallied sharply.
- On Monday, NBC 5 reported a patient at the Dallas hospital was being tested for the Ebola virus and was being kept in strict isolation with test results pending.
1st Ebola case in the US is at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, officials confirm - @NBCDFW http://bit.ly/1uzvlKU- "What are the chances of getting Ebola in the United States?"
"The risk that anyone will contract Ebola in the United States is extremely small.” http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/31/world/africa/ebola-virus-outbreak-qa.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As%2C%7B%221%22%3A%22RI%3A11%22%7D … pic.twitter.com/oUI8lorHBM- [Watch Live] CDC media briefing on Texas Ebola caseCDC says the ebola patient in the U.S. is male and had returned from Liberia.
CDC: Individual traveling from Liberia diagnosed with Ebola, had started developing symptoms on September 24th. http://cnb.cx/1rDPInZ
CDC & @TexasDSHS confirm 1st #Ebola case diagnosed in US. Hospitalized patient recently returned from W. Africa.- CDC Director: "No doubt" that we will contain this case of Ebola so that it does not spread further. http://cnb.cx/1Bz1NMv
- CDC: Agency is working to identify anyone who had contact with sick patient during infectious period. http://cnb.cx/1Bz1NMv
- Local public health officials in TX have begun identifying close contacts of #Ebola patient for further monitoring. http://1.usa.gov/1rEeVPe
- What is Ebola exactly? Here is a closer look at the "frightening disease."
What is Ebola? A closer look at the 'frightening disease' » http://cnb.cx/1nx6hvj pic.twitter.com/15aFEqjrIG
