The Dallas County Health and Human services confirmed in a statement that the Texas Ebola victim might have infected other person in the area.
Director Zachary Thompson told WFAA that they are monitoring the condition of an unnamed person, who likely contacted the virus from the man, who is considered as the first Ebola patient in the United States.
Sources indicated that Texas Ebola victim flew out of Liberia on September 19 and visited his relatives in Dallas when he was already feeling ill.
The man reportedly went to the Presbyterian Hospital Dallas on Friday to seek treatment, but a doctor sent him home and was just asked to take antibiotics after finding no unusual symptoms.
But after two days, the man's condition started to get worse and was rushed to hospital again where he was eventually declared as the first Ebola patient in the US.
"Let me be real frank to the Dallas County residents, the fact that we have one confirmed case, there may be another case that is a close associate with this particular patient," Thompson said in a statement. "Let me be real frank to the Dallas County residents, the fact that we have one confirmed case, there may be another case that is a close associate with this particular patient."
While Thompson that there should be a concern within the community, he assured that the general public is not at risk because health experts were able to contain the virus.
However, the Dallas County school district said that they are making necessary moves to control a possible outbreak as reports indicated that the Texas Ebola victim met with several children before he was hospitalized again.
"They are consulting with the County on any additional action that may need to be taken during the course of investigation," district spokesman Jon Dahlander said. "This is part of routine emergency operations during a health incident in the county. This is same protocol taken during things like flu and Tuberculosis cases."
Dallas ISD superintendent Mike Miles announced on Wednesday that children from Conrad High School, Tasby Middle School, Hotchkiss Elementary School and Dan D. Rogers Elementary school might have been exposed to the deadly virus, which has been ravaging African over the past several months.
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