Dallas health worker followed ‘full CDC precautions’ with Ebola patient
A Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital worker who tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary test treated Thomas Eric Duncan after his second visit to the ER, on Sept. 28. The health worker was “following full CDC precautions,” including wearing a gown, gloves, a mask and a protective face shield.
Health officials have begun the contact tracing process to identify and check in with anybody who recently made contact with the health-care worker. Those people “will be monitored based on the nature of their interactions and the potential they were exposed to the virus,” the state’s Department of Health Services said.