MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release: Ebola Virus Disease Cluster in the United States — Dallas County, Texas, 2014

MMWR Vol. 63 / Early Release

MMWR Early Release Vol. 63, Early Release November 14, 2014

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Ebola Virus Disease Cluster in the United States — Dallas County, Texas, 2014 Michelle S. Chevalier, MD, Wendy Chung, MD, Jessica Smith, MPH, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63(Early Release):1-3

On September 30, 2014, the Texas Department of State Health Services and CDC confirmed a patient who had traveled to Dallas from Liberia tested positive for Ebola, marking the first diagnosed case of the virus in the United States. This report summarizes the investigation that followed.