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                 CDC Confirms First Ebola Case Diagnosed in US

   by Reuters

   U.S. health officials said on Tuesday  the first patient infected with
   the deadly Ebola virus had been diagnosed in the country.

   The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the
   diagnosis. No additional details were immediately available. The CDC
   has scheduled a news conference for 5:30 pm (EDT).

   Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas officials said in a
   statement on Monday that an unnamed patient was being tested for Ebola
   and had been placed in "strict isolation" due to the patient's symptoms
   and recent travel history.

   U.S. hospitals have treated several patients who were diagnosed with
   Ebola in West Africa, the center of the worst known outbreak of the
   virus that has killed more than 3,000 people.
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