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DALLAS — The num b e r o f p o s s i b l e c o n t a c ts w i t h t h e E b o l a p a t i e n t i n D a l l a s h a s r is e n t o 8 0 , s a i d Z a c h a r y T h o m p s o n , D a l l a s Coun ty H e a l t h a n d H u m an Se rv i c e s d i r ec to r Thurs d a y .

He a l s o s a i d a c o n t r o l o r d e r h a s b e e n i s s u e d t o t h e f a m i l y o f T h o m a s Eric Dunc a n , t h e m a n i d e n t i f i e d b y The As s o c ia ted P res s a s t he v i c t im o f t he o f t en - f a ta l v i rus . T h o m p s o n s a i d t h a t m e a n s t he f am i l y m e m b e r s a re c o n f i n e d t o t h e i r a p a r t m e n t a n d t h e f r o n t a n d b a c k a r e a s , s u c h a s t h e p a t i o .

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Paren ts rus h e d t o g e t t h e i r c h i l d r e n f r o m s c h o o l W e d n e s d a y a f t e r l ea rn i ng t ha t f i v e s t u d e n t s m a y h a v e h a d c o n t a c t w i t h t h e E b o l a p a t i e n t i n a D a l l a s h o s p i t a l , a s Gov . Ric k Perry a n d o t h e r l e a d e r s reas s u r e d t h e p u b l i c t ha t t he re i s n o c a u s e fo r a la rm .

T h e p a t i e n t , i d e n t i f i e d b y The As s o c ia ted P res s a s T h o m a s Eric Dunc an o f L i be r i a , a r r i v ed i n t he U .S . on Sep t . 20 t o v i s i t f am i l y . Da l l as Coun ty H e a l t h a n d H u m an Se rv i c e s Direc to r Zac h a r y T h o m p s o n s a i d c o u n t y o f f i c i a l s s u s p e c t t h a t 1 2 t o 1 8 p e o p l e m a y h a v e h a d c o n t a c t w i th Dunc a n .

“R igh t now, t he bas e n u m ber i s 1 8 p e o p l e , a n d t h a t c o u l d i n c r e a s e , ” he s a i d . T h o m p s o n s a i d m o r e d e t a i l s a re ex p e c t e d b y Thu rs d a y a f t e r n o o n . T h e n u m b e r i n c l u d e s f iv e s t u d e n t s a t four s c h o o l s , Da l l as s c h o o l d i s tr ic t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t M i k e M i l e s s a i d .

“Th i s c a s e i s s e r i o u s ,” Perry s a i d d u r i n g a n e w s c o n f e r e n c e a t T e x a s Hea l th Pres b y te r i an Hos p i t a l D a l l a s , where Dunc a n i s be ing t r ea ted . “Res t as s u red t ha t ou r s y s t e m is work i n g a s i t s h o u l d . P r o f e s s i o n a l s o n e v ery l e v e l o n t h e c h a i n o f c o m m a n d k now wha t t o do to m i n i m i z e t h i s p o t e n t i a l r i s k t o t h e p e o p l e o f T e x a s a n d o f t h i s c o u n t r y .”

M i l e s s a i d D a l l a s s c h o o l o f f i c i a l s l e a r n e d W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g t h a t f i v e s t u d e n t s a t four s c h o o l s — Tas b y M idd le , L . L . Ho t c h k i s s E lem e n t a r y , Dan D. Rogers E lem e n t a r y a n d C o n r a d H i g h — h a d c o m e i n c o n t a c t w i th Dunc a n . L o w e E l e m e n t a r y i s a l s o b e i n g w a t c h e d b e c a u s e i t c o n n e c ts t o Tas b y .

“S inc e n o n e o f t h e s t u d e n t s h a d s y m p t o m s , I ’m pre t ty c o n f i d e n t t h a t n o n e o f t h e k i d s were ex p o s ed , ” M i l e s s a i d .

At L .L . Hotc h k i s s , pa ren t s p u l l e d t h e i r c h i l d r e n o u t o f s c h o o l e a r l y .

“ I ’m s c ared , ” s a i d p a r e n t K i a C o l l i n s , who has four c h i l d r e n a t t h e s c h o o l a g e s 5 to 11 . “ I m a y k e e p t h e m h o m e a l l w e e k .”

Dis tr ic t o f f i c i a l s s a i d t h e y p l a n t o h a v e c o u n s e l o r s a n d t r a n s la to r s reac h o u t t o p a r e n t s : 3 2 l a n g u a g e s a re s p o k e n j u s t a t Conrad H igh .

“Tha t ’ s o n e o f t h e r e a s o n s we ’ re he re i s we don ’ t wan t m i s i n fo rm a t i o n g e t t i n g o u t t h e r e , ” M i l e s s a i d . “ W e f o u n d o u t t h i s m o r n i n g , a n d t h e n w e h a d a p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e. ”

H e u r g e d p a r e n t s to k e e p t h e i r c h i l d r e n i n s c h o o l , b u t s o m e were wary . M arc i e Pa rdo s a i d s h e p i c k e d u p h e r 8 - y ea r -o l d daugh te r , So r i ah , w i t h i n m i n u t e s o f b e i n g n o t i f i e d b y s c h o o l o f f i c i a l s .

“ T o f i n d o u t t h i s i s a s c hoo l whe re i t i s h a p p e n i n g , w h a t a r e t h e o d d s ?” Pardo s a id . “ I ’m s u re t he re c o u l d h a v e b e e n s o m e k i n d o f c o n t a c t s o m ewhere . ”

A l e t t e r t o pa ren ts o f c h i l d ren a t Ho t c h k i s s , 6929 Town Nor th Dr i v e , s a i d t h e s c h o o l w a s n o t i f i e d W e d n e s d a y tha t “ one o f ou r s t u d e n t s m a y h a v e h a d c o n t a c t w i t h an i nd i v i d u a l w h o w a s rec e n t l y d i a g n o s e d w i t h t h e E b o l a v i rus .”

T h e l e t t e r g o e s on t o s a y t ha t t he s t u d e n t h a s n o s y m p t o m s , h a s b e e n t o l d t o s t a y h o m e a n d i s u n d e r o b s erv a t i o n b y t h e D a l l a s Coun ty H e a l t h a n d H u m an Se rv i c e s Depar tm e n t .

“… There i s n o t h i n g t o s u g g e s t t ha t t he d i s e a s e was s p r e a d t o o t h e r s , i nc l u d i n g s t u d e n t s a n d s ta f f , ” the le t te r s a y s .

T h e E b o l a v i rus i s no t s p r e a d t h r o u g h t h e a i r b u t t h r o u g h c o n t a c t w i t h bod i l y f l u i d s — s w e a t , b l o o d , s a l i v a a n d o t h e r s e c r e t i o n s .

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W h e n D u n c an a r r i v ed in the U .S . , he was no t s h o w i n g a n y s y m p t o m s , o f f i c i a l s s a i d .

But T h e New York T im e s r e p o r t e d W e d n e s d a y t h a t h e h a d c o n t a c t w i t h a n E b o l a p a t i e n t S e p t . 1 5 , f o u r d a y s be fo re he l e f t L i be r i a f o r t he Un i t ed S ta tes , ac c o r d i n g t o t h e p a r e n t s o f t he wom a n w h o h a d E b o l a a n d D u n c a n ’ s n e i g h b o r s i n L i b e r i a .

M a r t h a l e n e W i l l i a m s , 19 , was tak e n b y tax i t o a h o s p i t a l w i t h Dunc a n ’ s h e l p S e p t . 1 5 a f t e r f a i l i n g t o g e t a n a m b u l a n c e , h e r p a r e n t s , Em m a n u e l a n d A m i e W i l l i a m s , t o l d T h e T i m e s . She was c o n v u l s i n g a n d s e v e n m o n t h s p r e g n a n t .

Dunc a n w a s a f am i l y f r i e n d a n d a t e n a n t i n a h o u s e o w n e d b y t h e W i l l i a m s fam i l y . He rode i n t he t ax i i n t h e f r o n t p a s s e n g e r s e a t w h i l e M a r t h a l e n e W i l l i a m s , he r f a t he r and he r b ro the r , Sonny Boy , s h a r e d t h e b a c k , he r pa ren t s s a i d . D u n c a n h e l p e d c arry M a r t h a l e n e W i l l i a m s , who was n o l o n g e r a b l e t o w a l k , b a c k t o t he f am i l y h o m e t h a t e v e n i n g , n e i g h b o r s s a i d .

“He was h o l d i n g h e r b y t h e l e g s , t he pa was h o l d i n g h e r a r m s , a n d S o n n y Boy was h o l d i n g h e r b a c k ,” s a id A r ren Sey ou , 31 , who w i t nes s e d t h e s c e n e a n d o c c u p i e s t he r oom n e x t to Dunc a n ’ s i n M o n r o v i a .

J u s t l i k e D u n c a n , S o n n y Boy , 2 1 , b e c a m e i l l a b o u t a w e e k a g o , h i s fam i l y s a i d .

A n a m b u l a n c e c a m e t o t h e i r h o u s e W e d n e s d a y t o p i c k u p S o n n y Boy . A wom a n a n d h e r d a u g h t e r f r o m the s a m e a rea we re a l s o p i c k e d u p b y a n a m b u l a n c e w h i l e a t e a m c a m e to re t r i ev e t h e b o d y o f y e t a n o t h e r w o m a n . T h e T i m e s r e p o r t e d t h a t a l l f o u r a p p e a r e d t o h a v e b e e n i n f e c ted f rom a c h a i n r e a c t i o n t h a t b e g a n w i t h M a r t h a l e n e W i l l i a m s .

Reute rs a n d o t h e r m e d i a o u t l e t s r epo r ted t ha t Dunc an t r av e l e d t h r o u g h B r u s s e l s o n h i s way to the U.S.

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D a l l a s p o l i c e s t a n d o u t s i de L .L . Ho t c h k i s s E lem e n t a r y Sc h o o l i n D a l l a s o n W e d n e s d a y , Oc t . 1 , 2 0 1 4 . T h e s c h o o l i s a t t e n d e d b y c h i l d r e n w h o c a m e i n c o n t a c t w i th a m an f r om L i b e r i a w h o i s h o s p i t a l i z e d i n D a l l a s w i th Ebo la .

AP PHOTO

A B e l g i a n o f f i c i a l t o l d t h e n e w s s erv i c e t ha t Dunc a n l e f t M o n r o v i a o n S e p t . 1 9 a b o a r d a B r u s s e l s A i r l i nes j e t t o t h e B e l g i a n c ap i t a l . A f t e r a l ay o v e r o f nea r l y s e v e n h o u r s , h e b o a r d e d U n i t e d A i r l i n e s F l i g h t 9 5 1 t o D u l l e s A i rpo r t nea r Was h ing ton , D .C . A f te r ano the r l ay o v e r o f nea r l y t h r e e h o u r s , h e f l e w o n F l i g h t 8 2 2 f r o m Du l l es t o Da l l as /For t Wor th A i rpo r t , t he a i r l i ne c on f i rm e d .

T h e f e d e r a l C e n t e r s for Dis e a s e Con t ro l and P rev e n t i o n t y p i c a l l y no t i f y a n a i r l i n e w h e n t h e y l e a r n t h a t a n i n f e c t i o u s pe rs on t r av e l e d o n t h a t c a r r i e r . The a i r l i ne t hen t u rns o v e r t he f l i gh t m a n i f e s t t o the CDC, and hea l th o f f i c i a l s no t i f y o t h e r p a s s e n g e r s w h i l e t h e a i r l i n e d e a l s wi th c rew m e m b e r s .

I n t h i s c a s e , t he CDC to l d Un i t ed bu t no t t he pub l i c wha t f l i gh t s t he m a n t o o k . I n an i n te r v i e w W e d n e s d a y w i th The As s o c ia ted P res s , Dr . Thom a s Fr ieden , the CDC d i rec tor , s u g g e s t e d t h a t d o i n g s o w o u l d d i v e r t p u b l i c h e a l t h r e s o u r c e s away f rom c o n t r o l l i n g a n o u t b r e a k .

He s a id the CDC was foc u s e d o n f i n d i n g a n y o n e w h o c a m e i n c o n t a c t w i th Dunc a n a f t e r h e b e g a n s h o w i n g s y m p t o m s .

The AP repo r ted t ha t Dunc a n ’ s s i s ter , M a i W u r e h , s a i d he r b ro the r wen t t o t he Da l l as e m e r g e n c y room F r i day a n d w a s s e n t h o m e w i t h a n t i b i o t i c s . He t o l d he r t ha t hos p i t a l o f f i c i a l s a s k e d f o r h i s Soc i a l S e c ur i t y n u m b e r a n d t h a t h e s a i d h e d i d n ’ t h a v e o n e b e c a u s e h e w a s v i s i t i ng f r om L i b e r i a .

T e x a s Hea l th Pres b y te r i an rep res e n t a t i v e s m a i n t a i n e d W e d n e s d a y t h a t t h e h o s p i t a l a c t e d a p p r o p r i a t e l y .

“He was n o t e x h i b i t i n g s y m p t o m s c o n s i s ten t w i th k e e p i n g h i m . I f the pers o n i s n o t e x h i b i t i n g t h e s y m p t o m s , t h e r e w o u l d b e n o r e a s o n t o k e e p t h e m ,” Tex a s Hea l th Res o u r c e s s p o k e s m a n W e n d e l l W a t s o n s a i d . “ T h a t ’ s a j u d g m e n t c a l l o n e o f t h e c arr iers w o u l d h a v e t o m a k e . W e a r e f o l l o w i n g u p a s we l l as the CDC and Tex a s Depar tm en t o f S ta te Hea l th Se rv i c e s .”

A n o t h e r T e x a s Hea l th Res o u r c e s rep res e n t a t i v e , C a n d a c e W h i t e , r e l e a s e d a s t a t e m e n t W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n s a y ing , i n pa r t , t ha t when Dunc an a r r i v e d F r i d a y , “ t he pa t i en t p res e n t e d w i t h l o w g r a d e f e v e r a n d a b d o m i n a l p a i n . H i s c o n d i t i o n d i d n o t w a r r a n t a d m i s s ion . ”

Dunc a n w a s l i s t e d i n s e r i o u s c o n d i t i o n W e d n e s d a y , Wh i t e s a i d i n a s t a t e m e n t .

T h e D a l l a s F i re-Res c u e a m b u l a n c e c rew tha t t rans p o r t e d t h e p a t i e n t h a s b e e n q u a r a n t i n e d a n d t h e a m b u l a n c e t a k e n o u t o f s erv i c e , a c c o r d i n g t o a s t a t e m en t f rom Da l l as . Bu t the c h i l d r e n a n d o t h e r s who c a m e i n c o n t a c t w i th Dunc a n h a v e n o t b e e n q u a r a n t i n e d . N o n e o f t h e p a r a m e d i c s i n t h e a m b u l a n c e t e s t e d p o s i t i v e f o r E b o l a , T h o m p s o n s a i d .

D a l l a s Coun ty J u d g e C l a y J e n k i n s s a i d c o u n t y o f f i c i a l s a re fo l l ow ing the CDC’s l e a d . I f t h e p e o p l e w h o c a m e i n c o n t a c t w i th Dunc a n d i d n o t i s o l a t e t h e m s e l v e s , m ore s e r i o u s s t e p s c o u l d b e t a k e n , J e n k i n s s a i d .

J e n k i n s s a i d c o u n t y h e a l t h o f f i c i a l s w o u l d b e “ t h e b o o t s o n t h e g r o u n d ” t o g e t o u t t h e m e s s a g e t o r e s i d e n t s o f t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d w h e r e D u n c a n h a d b e e n . B u t m a n y p e o p l e i n t h a t n e i g h b o r h o o d , V i c k ery M e a d o w i n n o r t h e a s t Da l l as , s a i d t h e y h a d l e a r n e d a b o u t t h e E b o l a c a s e f rom t h e h o r d e s o f repor te rs c o m b i n g t h r o u g h t h e a r e a .

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D a l l a s Coun ty o f f i c i a l s , who hav e n o t i d e n t i f i e d t h e p a t i e n t a s Dunc a n , s a i d t h e c a s e i s t h e o n l y k n o w n o c c u r renc e o f t h e d e a d l y v i rus .

Ta r ran t Coun ty P u b l i c Hea l th s a i d W e d n e s d a y tha t t he re were no c on f i rm e d c a s e s i n Ta r ran t Coun ty .

“We a re c l o s e l y m o n i t o r i n g t h e E b o l a c a s e i n D a l l a s . The re a re no c a s e s or k n o w n c o n t a c ts i n Ta r ran t Coun ty a t t h i s t im e,” s a i d V i n n y T a n e j a , t h e a g e n c y ’ s d i r ec to r . “We fee l c o n f i d e n t t h a t r e s i d e n t s i n ou r c o m m u n i t y a re s a fe . ”

T h e T e x a s Depar tm en t o f S ta te Hea l th Se rv i c e s i s s u e d a n a l e r t W e d n e s d a y o u t l i n i n g w h a t p r o v i d e r s s h o u l d w a t c h fo r as t h e y e v a l u a t e p a t i e n t s .

Doc tors a n d n u r s e s s h o u l d l o o k fo r fev e r h i g h e r t h a n 1 0 1 . 5 d e g r e e s , c o u p l e d w i t h s e v e r e h e a d a c h e , m u s c l e p a i n , v o m i t i n g , d i a r r h e a , a b d o m i n a l p a i n o r u n e x p l a i n e d h e m o r r h a g i n g , t h e a l e r t s a y s .

P a t i e n t s w h o h a v e t h o s e s y m p t o m s a n d w h o h a v e b e e n i n c o n t a c t wi th s o m e o n e b e l i e v e d t o h a v e E b o l a o r w h o h a v e b e e n i n L i b e r i a , S i e r r a L e o n e , G u i n e a o r N i g e r i a i n t h e p a s t 2 1 d a y s s h o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d a p e r s o n u n d e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d s h o u l d b e t e s ted , t he a l e r t s a y s .

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