Deputy Who Entered Dallas Ebola Patient's Apartment Hospitalized

[Webster]

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Suburban Dallas officials say a Dallas County sheriff's deputy who had gone into the apartment where the first U.S. Ebola patient had stayed is hospitalized after falling ill.

Frisco Fire Chief Mark Piland says the deputy is being treated "out of an abundance of caution."

Emergency responders in the Dallas suburb took the deputy to the hospital after an urgent care facility reported a patient "exhibiting signs and symptoms" of Ebola claimed to have had contact with the man diagnosed with the disease in Dallas.

State health officials say there's no indication the person had any direct contact with Duncan.

Piland says the deputy entered the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan had been saying and had contact with some members of the family Duncan has stayed with.(Talking Points Memo)

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Better safe than sorry, I hope he doesn't have it.

 

[Webster]

Better safe than sorry, I hope he doesn't have it.

Good news...the deputy is in the clear.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Better safe than sorry, I hope he doesn't have it.

Good news...the deputy is in the clear.

:Woot: Thanks for the update.

 

[Jazzy]

Better safe than sorry, I hope he doesn't have it.

Good news...the deputy is in the clear.

This is great news and thank you for the update!

 

[Webster]

Better safe than sorry, I hope he doesn't have it.

Good news...the deputy is in the clear.

This is great news and thank you for the update!

Give Doc the credit on this one...but I'll take some of the credit on reporting the good news above.

 

[Jazzy]

Better safe than sorry, I hope he doesn't have it.

Good news...the deputy is in the clear.

This is great news and thank you for the update!

Give Doc the credit on this one...but I'll take some of the credit on reporting the good news above.

Okay. Credit given!