Man told staff about his travel history but information was not widely enough shared with the medical team, officials acknowledge
Health officials in Texas said on Wednesday that the first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola outside Africa told hospital staff on his first visit that he had recently travelled from Liberia, but was not admitted.
An official at the Dallas hospital where he is being treated told a news conference that the patient told a nurse about his travel history, but that information was not widely enough shared with the medical team.
The man first came to the Texas Health Presbyterian hospital on 26 September, but was sent home with antibiotics. He returned two days later with more serious symptoms, and was admitted.
Texas governor Rick Perry said that school-age children who may have been in contact with him are being monitored for signs of the disease.
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