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Ebola: Hospital mistakes blamed for US transmission Ebola: Hospital mistakes blamed for US transmission
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A top US health official has said a mistake was "clearly" made by staff treating a man who died of Ebola in Texas, resulting in one being infected.A top US health official has said a mistake was "clearly" made by staff treating a man who died of Ebola in Texas, resulting in one being infected.
The female health worker infected is in an isolation ward in stable condition, awaiting confirmation of her diagnosis.The female health worker infected is in an isolation ward in stable condition, awaiting confirmation of her diagnosis.
Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said a full inquiry would be made into how the transmission occurred.Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said a full inquiry would be made into how the transmission occurred.
He said 48 other people who may also have had contact were being observed.He said 48 other people who may also have had contact were being observed.
The health worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital wore full protective gear while treating Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan, health officials in Dallas say.The health worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital wore full protective gear while treating Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan, health officials in Dallas say.
Duncan, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, died on Wednesday.Duncan, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, died on Wednesday.
The current Ebola outbreak, concentrated in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, has resulted in more than 8,300 confirmed and suspected cases, and at least 4,033 deaths.The current Ebola outbreak, concentrated in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, has resulted in more than 8,300 confirmed and suspected cases, and at least 4,033 deaths.
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'Clearly a breach''Clearly a breach'
Dr Frieden said a full investigation would be conducted into how the infection had occurredDr Frieden said a full investigation would be conducted into how the infection had occurred
"Clearly there was a breach in protocol," he told US broadcaster CBS."Clearly there was a breach in protocol," he told US broadcaster CBS.
The CDC investigation, he told reporters, would focus on possible breaches made during two "high-risk procedures", dialysis and respiratory intubation.The CDC investigation, he told reporters, would focus on possible breaches made during two "high-risk procedures", dialysis and respiratory intubation.
Education and training of health workers would be stepped up, he said, and efforts would be made to reduce the number of staff treating Ebola cases.Education and training of health workers would be stepped up, he said, and efforts would be made to reduce the number of staff treating Ebola cases.
Dr Daniel Varga, of the Texas Health Resource, said the health worker had worn a gown, gloves, mask and shield when providing care to Duncan during his second and final hospital admission.Dr Daniel Varga, of the Texas Health Resource, said the health worker had worn a gown, gloves, mask and shield when providing care to Duncan during his second and final hospital admission.
Following a positive preliminary test for Ebola, follow-up tests on the infected health worker are due to be completed on Sunday.Following a positive preliminary test for Ebola, follow-up tests on the infected health worker are due to be completed on Sunday.
Police are guarding the apartment complex where the woman lives in Dallas as decontamination work is carried out.Police are guarding the apartment complex where the woman lives in Dallas as decontamination work is carried out.
No details of her identity or position at the hospital have been given, in accordance with family wishes.No details of her identity or position at the hospital have been given, in accordance with family wishes.
Flight from MonroviaFlight from Monrovia
Duncan tested positive in Dallas on 30 September, 10 days after arriving on a flight from Monrovia via Brussels.Duncan tested positive in Dallas on 30 September, 10 days after arriving on a flight from Monrovia via Brussels.
He had become ill a few days after arriving in the US, and went to the hospital in Dallas with a high fever.He had become ill a few days after arriving in the US, and went to the hospital in Dallas with a high fever.
But despite telling medical staff he had been in Liberia, he was sent home with painkillers and antibiotics.But despite telling medical staff he had been in Liberia, he was sent home with painkillers and antibiotics.
Duncan was later put into an isolation unit at the hospital but died despite being given an experimental drug.Duncan was later put into an isolation unit at the hospital but died despite being given an experimental drug.
A nurse in Spain contracted Ebola while caring for patients who came from West Africa. Hers was the first case of transmission of the virus outside West Africa.
A Spanish health ministry official said on Sunday that there were "high hopes" that the condition of the nurse, Teresa Romero, was coming under control.
With the numbers of those affected continuing to rise in West Africa, the UN special envoy on Ebola says he hopes that the outbreak can be contained within three months.
David Nabarro told the BBC the number of Ebola cases was currently increasing exponentially, but greater awareness would help contain the virus.
Ebola deaths: Confirmed, probable and suspectedEbola deaths: Confirmed, probable and suspected
Source: WHOSource: WHO
Note: figures have occasionally been revised down as suspected or probable cases are found to be unrelated to Ebola. They do not include one death in the US recorded on 8 October.Note: figures have occasionally been revised down as suspected or probable cases are found to be unrelated to Ebola. They do not include one death in the US recorded on 8 October.
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