It is being reported that the index case of Ebola in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncanhas died! Duncan took the disease to the United States when he travelled to Dallas, Texas from his home country of Liberia 2 weeks ago. He is the only person on record to have developed Ebola in the US.
The Dallas hospital that admitted him initially did not recognize the deadly disease initially and sent him home with antibiotics, only for him to return two days later in an ambulance.
Yesterday and early this morning it was reported that he had taken a turn for the worse and was fighting for his life at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
According to Reuters Thomas Duncan succumbed to the deadly virus today – Oct. 8th, making him the first person on US soil to die from the disease.
Ebola has killed at least 3,400 people in West Africa, most deaths have been in Liberia & Sierra Leone.
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