2ND INFECTED IN US: TEXAS HEALTH CARE WORKER TESTS POSITIVE FOR EBOLA (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Sunday, October 12, 2014, 12:32

A Texas health care worker who treated the first state’s Ebola patient, has been tested positive for the virus, the authorities said.

"A health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the Ebola patient hospitalized there has tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary test at the state public health laboratory in Austin,” said a statement from Texas Department of State Health Services.

According to the state’s health services, the health care worker had “a low grade fever Friday night and was isolated and referred for testing.”

The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital worker has tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary exam.

"Confirmatory testing will be conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta," the state public health laboratory in Austin said.

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