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DALLAS DEPUTY DOES NOT HAVE EBOLA, TESTS CONFIRM
Source: abc
Sorry for the all caps, it was copy/pasted. Should I change it?
The deputy sheriff in Dallas who visited Thomas Eric Duncan's apartment does not have Ebola, tests confirmed today.
Deputy Sheriff Michael West Monnig sought medical attention Wednesday because he did not feel well more than a week after going into the apartment where Duncan had been staying with relatives when he was showing symptoms. Monnig was part of a team that delivered an order quarantining the other residents of the apartment.
It was determined today that he was not suffering from the symptoms commonly associated with Ebola.
"We have completed testing of the specimen submitted today by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. The result is negative for #Ebola," the health department said.
Deputy Sheriff Michael West Monnig sought medical attention Wednesday because he did not feel well more than a week after going into the apartment where Duncan had been staying with relatives when he was showing symptoms. Monnig was part of a team that delivered an order quarantining the other residents of the apartment.
It was determined today that he was not suffering from the symptoms commonly associated with Ebola.
"We have completed testing of the specimen submitted today by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. The result is negative for #Ebola," the health department said.
Read more: http://abc7news.com/news/dallas-deputy-does-not-have-ebola-tests-confirm/343748/
Fatigue and a stomach ache turn out to be only that. No other symptoms, test came back negative.
http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2014/10/presbyterian-hospital-says-deputy-who-fell-ill-after-visiting-dallas-ebola-patients-home-in-good-condition.html/
UPDATE: Tests are negative for Dallas deputy who fell ill after visiting Ebola patient’s home
DSHS Press Office @TexasDSHS
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We have completed testing of the specimen submitted today by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. The result is negative for #Ebola.
12:45 PM - 9 Oct 2014
A Dallas County sheriff’s deputy who fell ill after visiting the apartment of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan is doing well today and shows no signs of having the disease, hospital officials say.
Michael West Monnig visited an urgent care clinic in Frisco on Wednesday afternoon complaining of fatigue and a stomachache. He was rushed to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, hours after Duncan died in an isolation unit there.
“Mr. Monnig’s condition is good with no fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea reported,” according to a written statement from Presbyterian. “His current condition is not consistent with an early stage Ebola diagnosis.”...(clip)
DSHS Press Office @TexasDSHS
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We have completed testing of the specimen submitted today by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. The result is negative for #Ebola.
12:45 PM - 9 Oct 2014
A Dallas County sheriff’s deputy who fell ill after visiting the apartment of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan is doing well today and shows no signs of having the disease, hospital officials say.
Michael West Monnig visited an urgent care clinic in Frisco on Wednesday afternoon complaining of fatigue and a stomachache. He was rushed to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, hours after Duncan died in an isolation unit there.
“Mr. Monnig’s condition is good with no fever, no vomiting, no diarrhea reported,” according to a written statement from Presbyterian. “His current condition is not consistent with an early stage Ebola diagnosis.”...(clip)
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