Timeline and information on Ebola patient
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
About the patient
- An adult male, with a recent history of travel to West Africa
- Traveling to the U.S. to visit family, per the CDC
- Patient does not appear to have been a health care worker assisting with effort, per CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden
- "This patient undoubtedly had close contact with someone who was sick with Ebola, or who died from it," Frieden said.
Status of the patient
- The patient is currently under intensive care
- Officials will not release additional details, citing patient confidentiality
- Patient is communicating and expressing hunger, according to officials speaking at the Texas press conference
Patient timeline
- Patient traveled from Liberia on September 19
- Arrive in U.S. on September 20
- Developed symptoms on 9/24
- Sought treatment on 9/26, but was sent back home; discharged with antibiotics
- Patient admitted to hospital on 9/28
- Ebola test came back positive at 1:22pm Tuesday Houston time.
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