Health Worker Who Treated ‪Liberian Thomas‬ ‪Duncan‬, Diagnosed With Ebola In ‪Texas‬

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A second case of the Ebola virus has been diagnosed in the US, officials said, involving a health worker who provided care for disease victim Thomas Eric Duncan.

According to Independent, The unidentified health care worker had been treating Mr Duncan until his death at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday, and reported a fever on Friday night.

In a statement, the Texas Department of State Health Services said the worker was referred for testing at a laboratory in Austin, where preliminary tests came back positive late on Saturday night.

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