The virus outbreak infecting 4 nations in West Africa- Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia now lands US. Thomas Eric Duncan, the first ever reported Ebola victim in the United States is currently being treated in an isolation ward at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
It can be recalled that Duncan walked into the hospital's emergency room last Sept. 25 with complaints of abdominal chest and low-grade fever. But after some days, he was admitted and now reported as the first man in the US to be diagnosed with the fatal Ebola Virus disease. According to ABC News, Duncan is now out of his critical condition and presently being treated in an isolated ward of the hospital.
Earlier, it was accounted that Duncan, a Liberian was in Dallas to visit his family. After some days, he went to the hospital and was discharged after given only antibiotics. Duncan admitted that he came from Liberia. The incident spurred controversies since then raising doubts and accusations to the hospital on why they let him go instead of isolating him.
However, the rumor was contradicted by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital claiming that all of their staff has access to Duncan's records as well as his travel details. The hospital released a statement saying, "As a standard part of the nursing process, the patient's travel history was documented and available to the full care team in the electronic health record (EHR), including within the physician's workflow." The hospital also stated that there was no fault within the doctors and the nurses who treated him earlier.
Meanwhile, Louise Troh, the wife of Duncan as claimed by the relatives has also traveled with him from Liberia. Troh and his family are now being submitted under quarantine in a confidential location. Since Duncan was diagnosed with the virus, health officials began monitoring 50 people that he had contacts with prior to his isolation.
Based on reports released also by ABC News, the Dallas County District Attorney's Office is contemplating on whether Duncan will be charged with criminal offense by placing the public on stake. They said that the mere fact that Duncan traveled from Liberia to Dallas, Texas, he could be accounted for the incident the moment people he had contact with will also suffer with the deadly virus.
