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    Dallas Ebola Patient Dies; Enhanced Screening at U.S. Airports

    Thomas Eric Duncan, America’s first Ebola patient—who flew here from Liberia—has died in the same Dallas hospital that initially turned him away. This comes as federal health officials announced they’ll start screening the temperatures of passengers whose travels began in West Africa.

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    By Warren Olney • Oct 8, 2014 • 1 min read

    Thomas Eric Duncan, America’s first Ebola patient—who flew here from Liberia—has died in the same Dallas hospital that initially turned him away. This comes as federal health officials announced they’ll start screening the temperatures of passengers whose travels began in West Africa.

    Lawrence Gostin is Director of the O’Neal Institute for Global Health Law at Georgetown University.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Independent Producer

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Lawrence Gostin

      Georgetown Law School

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Will Tax Cuts Backfire on Republican Governors?
    1. 1:15Dallas Ebola Patient Dies; Enhanced Screening at U.S. AirportsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:01In Governors’ Races, Is Conservative Governance on the Ballot Too?
    3. 44:51How Humanitarian Aid and Good Intentions Failed South Sudan
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