Man Diagnosed With Ebola In Us Was Sent Home For Two Days, Officials Admit

Lauren Gambino in New York, Tom Dart in Houston and Karen McVeigh in London, The Guardian
Wed, 10/01/2014 - 6:20am

Dallas hospital says patients symptoms were not definitive when he was first seen, as officials urge people not to panicThe first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola outside Africa during the latest outbreak was sent home with a course of antibiotics for two days after seeking medical care at a Dallas hospital last week, a hospital official said.The patient, believed to be male, was admitted to an isolation unit at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital, in Dallas on Sunday, after coming to the same hospital two days before.

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