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Health Officials Monitoring Contacts of First U.S. Ebola Patient

The first man diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was initially given antibiotics by a hospital in Dallas and sent home—two days before he returned in an ambulance. Today, Texas Governor Rick Perry offered reassurance, adding, “it’s all hands on deck.” Kelly Gilblom is health reporter for Bloomberg News .

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By Warren Olney • Oct 1, 2014 • 1 min read

The first man diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was initially given antibiotics by a hospital in Dallas and sent home—two days before he returned in an ambulance. Today, Texas Governor Rick Perry offered reassurance, adding, “it’s all hands on deck.”

Kelly Gilblom is health reporter for Bloomberg News.

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