National and local health officials addressed reporters Tuesday after test results confirmed the first case of Ebola in the United States. A patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has been placed in strict isolation following the diagnosis.
Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the first Ebola case in Dallas, saying: "We will stop it here."
Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discusses the first Ebola case in Dallas.
Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services talks about the patient who came to Texas to visit family and has been hospitalized and diagnosed with Ebola.
Dr. Edward Goodman, hospital epidemiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas talks about the patient diagnosed with Ebola.
Zachary Thompson, director of Dallas County Health and Human Services talks about the steps Dallas County’s response to an Ebola patient in Dallas.
Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services talks about the steps the state is taking to deal with the first case of Ebola diagnosed in Dallas.
