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October 2, 2014

Children with Potential Ebola Exposure Monitored in Texas 
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Health officials say up to 18 people may have been exposed to the Ebola
virus carried by the first known patient diagnosed in the United States.
On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said five children have been
identified and are being monitored.

Gov. Rick Perry: "Today we learned that some school-age children have
been identified as having had contact with the patient and are now being
monitored at home for any signs of the disease. I know that parents are
being extremely concerned about that development, but let me assure,
these children have been identified, and they are being monitored, and
the disease cannot be transmitted before having any symptoms."

The patient, identified as Thomas Eric Duncan, apparently contracted the
virus in Liberia when he escorted an Ebola victim to the hospital. After
arriving in the United States, Duncan first visited a Dallas hospital
last week, complaining of health issues. But he was sent home despite
informing staff he was recently in Liberia.

 

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