The patient is in strict isolation, hospital officials said, and had recently traveled to an area affected by the virus. The Centers for Disease Control is having a news conference at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Tami Chappell / Reuters
A patient at a Dallas, Texas hospital has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Tuesday.
The patient was put into "strict isolation" on Monday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas after showing symptoms of the disease, hospital officials said. The patient also had a travel history that suggested Ebola could be a possible diagnosis.
After testing, the CDC on Tuesday confirmed the patient had Ebola, News 8 in Dallas reported.
It is the first diagnosis of Ebola in the United States. Several medical workers who contracted the disease in West Africa have been treated in the U.S., but they were in isolation throughout their hospital stays.
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