A tourist from Liberia in Texas, United States (USA), became the first patient was diagnosed infected with Ebola. This was conveyed by the United States health officials were quoted by Reuters on Wednesday, October 1.
Director of Center for Disease Control (CDC) Thomas Frieden, said patient a medical examination six days after arriving in Texas, on September 20, treated in isolation space two days later.
The United States health officials and legislators already scared, the possibility of Ebola-infected patients will arrive in the United States undetected. Frieden said they take steps to ensure the virus does not spread widely.
"Obviously maybe someone who had been in contact with the patient, can be infected with Ebola in the next few weeks," Frieden said in a press conference. "I have no doubt we can stop this in the United States," he added.
Director of Center for Disease Control (CDC) Thomas Frieden, said patient a medical examination six days after arriving in Texas, on September 20, treated in isolation space two days later.
The United States health officials and legislators already scared, the possibility of Ebola-infected patients will arrive in the United States undetected. Frieden said they take steps to ensure the virus does not spread widely.
"Obviously maybe someone who had been in contact with the patient, can be infected with Ebola in the next few weeks," Frieden said in a press conference. "I have no doubt we can stop this in the United States," he added.
Frieden said that a number of people, especially family members may make contact after a patient falls ill. Health authorities also keep track of other people who may have been in contact with the patient.
Dallas city officials say medics who brought the patient to the hospital have also been quarantined. But officials said appeared to be no threat to the other passengers, because patients have not shown symptoms of infection while flying to Texas.
At least 3,091 people were reported killed by Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Recorded more than 6,500 cases of infection and health expert warns that number can increase to 1.4 million people as early as 2015.
President Barack Obama called to give my attention to the first case of Ebola infection in the United States. The White House's official statement, said Obama has been discussed by Frieden.
Frieden assure that hospitals in the United States was ready to deal with Ebola patients, assure the American public that the virus will not cause the same threat in the United States, as is the case in Africa.
"Americans have to stay calm and listen to preventive measures submitted to the CDC," said Senator Chris Coons, the Democratic member of the United States Senate who was the chairman of the International Relations Subcommittee on Africa.
"Just a matter of time before a case of Ebola occurred in the United States., But as we saw in Dallas today, the public health system we have the resources, ability and knowledge to overcome the virus quickly and safely," said Coons.
Gerald Parker, vice president of the Texas Medical Center, said cases of Ebola in Dallas confirmed that Ebola outbreak is the issue of the world, as well as the importance of the effort to help West Africa deal with outbreaks of Ebola.
