CDC Director: First U.S. Ebola Patient ‘Critically Ill’

IT’S HERE

A patient in Dallas has tested positive for Ebola, marking America’s first diagnosis. CDC Director Tom Frieden on what’s next.

Published Sep. 30 2014 6:45PM EDT

articles/2014/09/30/cdc-director-first-u-s-ebola-patient-critically-ill/140930-haglage-ebola-tease_dpyclw — Elena Scotti/The Daily Beast

In a press conference Tuesday evening, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Thomas Frieden provided more information about a patient confirmed to be carrying Ebola—the first to be diagnosed in the United States.

The patient, who has been identified as a male, left Liberia on September 19 and arrived...

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CDC Director: First U.S. Ebola Patient ‘Critically Ill’

A patient in Dallas has tested positive for Ebola, marking America’s first diagnosis. CDC Director Tom Frieden on what’s next.

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Abby Haglage