Isn’t this how literally EVERY single biological disaster movie starts?
Via Associated Press:
Officials with the Center of Disease Control have confirmed the first case of Ebola in the U.S. in Dallas. The CDC will host a press conference at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to address the issue.
Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the patient is being kept in isolation until preliminary results came back Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 12 other people in the U.S. have been tested for Ebola since July 27. Those tests came back negative.
UPDATE 1:
MORE: CDC confirmed a patient is being treated for Ebola at a Texas hospital. Press conference set for 5:30 p.m. EST. http://t.co/lTwK2Yjmnu
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 30, 2014
UPDATE 2:
CDC: No doubt we will control this case so that Ebola does not spread widely in U.S. http://t.co/HwiRXzuhm6 pic.twitter.com/AQ96LLslI3
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 30, 2014