Neighbors Who Live Near Ebola Patient Concerned

The first patient to be diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States was picked up by paramedics at an apartment building in Dallas in the 7200 block of Fair Oak Avenue.

Dallas Fire and Rescue came to The Ivy Apartments to take Thomas Eric Duncan to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.

“It’s crazy,” said Chris Barrios, who lives in the Ivy Apartments. “I can’t believe it’s here man, the last place I would expect it to be.”

Neighbors who live in the Vickery Meadow area of Dallas say they are concerned.

“It worries me a lot because my wife and my family stay around this area,” said Barrios.

Three paramedics took Duncan to Presbyterian hospital by ambulance on Sunday.

But at the time they had no idea they were dealing with a patient with the Ebola virus.

“What our paramedics saw was this could be a contagious person, not knowing what it would turn into,” said Lieutenant Joel Lavender with Dallas Fire-Rescue.

The three paramedics are currently at home being monitored for 21 days.

Health officials are also keeping a close eye on anyone who they have confirmed has been in contact with Duncan after he showed symptoms of the disease about a week ago.

A team from the Centers for Disease Control in Dallas will continue to search for other people who might have been in contact with Duncan within the last week.

There are currently no other new reports of anyone with symptoms of the Ebola virus in the U.S.

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