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FRISCO, Texas -
Suburban Dallas officials say a sheriff's deputy who went into the apartment where the first U.S. Ebola patient had stayed is hospitalized "out of an abundance of caution" after falling ill.
Frisco officials say the deputy was transported Wednesday after an urgent care facility reported a patient "exhibiting signs and symptoms" of Ebola claimed to have had contact with the man diagnosed with the disease in Dallas.
Federal and state health officials say there's no indication the deputy had any direct contact with Thomas Eric Duncan.
Frisco Fire Chief Mark Piland says the deputy entered the apartment where Duncan had been staying and had contact with some members of the family that lived there.
Health officials say none of the family members has exhibited symptoms and wouldn't have been contagious.
Frisco dispatch received a call from Care Now around 12:32 p.m. Wednesday regarding a patient who claimed to have had contact with the Dallas 'patient zero.'
Paramedics with the fire department transported the patient for additional care, then transported him to Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas.
Officials are also in the process of examining clinical staff and other facility patrons. The number of people impacted at the Care Now facility is unknown.
Suburban Dallas officials say a sheriff's deputy who went into the apartment where the first U.S. Ebola patient had stayed is hospitalized "out of an abundance of caution" after falling ill.
Frisco officials say the deputy was transported Wednesday after an urgent care facility reported a patient "exhibiting signs and symptoms" of Ebola claimed to have had contact with the man diagnosed with the disease in Dallas.
Federal and state health officials say there's no indication the deputy had any direct contact with Thomas Eric Duncan.
Frisco Fire Chief Mark Piland says the deputy entered the apartment where Duncan had been staying and had contact with some members of the family that lived there.
Health officials say none of the family members has exhibited symptoms and wouldn't have been contagious.
Frisco dispatch received a call from Care Now around 12:32 p.m. Wednesday regarding a patient who claimed to have had contact with the Dallas 'patient zero.'
Paramedics with the fire department transported the patient for additional care, then transported him to Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas.
Officials are also in the process of examining clinical staff and other facility patrons. The number of people impacted at the Care Now facility is unknown.
