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                2nd Texas Health Worker Tests Positive for Ebola

   by Reuters

   A second Texas health care worker who treated the first patient in the
   United States to be diagnosed with Ebola has tested positive for the
   disease, the [1]Texas Department of State Health Services said in a
   statement on Wednesday.

   The worker at [2]Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, who cared for
   Thomas Eric Duncan, was immediately isolated after reporting a fever on
   Tuesday, the department said.

   "Health officials have interviewed the latest patient to quickly
   identify any contacts or potential exposures, and those people will be
   monitored," the department said.

   Nurse infected

   The news comes just days after another nurse, 26-year-old Nina Pham,
   became the first person infected by Ebola in the United States while
   caring for Duncan during much of his 11 days in the hospital. Duncan
   died on Oct. 8.

   The [3]U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a
   statement that it was performing confirmation testing of Texas'
   preliminary tests on the new patient.

   "An additional health care worker testing positive for Ebola is a
   serious concern, and the CDC has already taken active steps to minimize
   the risk to health care workers and the patient," the CDC said.
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References

   1. https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/
   2. http://www.texashealth.org/dallas
   3. http://www.cdc.gov/
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