First Ebola case diagnosed in US

The first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed in the US has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. 

Officials at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation. 

The man is thought to have contracted the virus in Liberia before travelling to the US nearly two weeks ago. 

Thomas Frieden is the Director for the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in the US. 

Meanwhile, health officials are working to identify all people who came into contact with the unnamed patient while he was infectious. 

Those people will then be monitored for 21 days to see if an Ebola-related fever develops. 

According to Mr Frieden, it is possible a family member who came into direct contact with the patient may develop Ebola in the coming weeks.

BBC