CDC confirms healthcare worker who provided care for first patient positive for Ebola
Monday, October 13, 2014 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed test results reported late last night by the Texas Department of State Health Services’ public health laboratory showing that a healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital is positive for Ebola. The healthcare worker, who provided care for the Dallas index patient, was isolated soon after symptoms started and remains so now.