Gov. Perry Plans Dallas News Conference On Ebola Case
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry will hold a news conference at a Dallas hospital where a man with the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. remains in isolation.
Perry plans to speak at noon Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. He'll be joined by Dr. David Lakey, who's commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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Medical officials on Tuesday confirmed that the critically ill patient has tested positive for Ebola. He recently flew from Liberia to Dallas to be with relatives.
Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working to help locate his family, friends or others who came in contact with the sick man.
Three Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics who transported the patient are in reverse isolation at home, meaning their symptoms are being constantly monitored.
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As of Wednesday morning, there have not been any other confirmed Ebola cases in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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Mayor Mike Rawlings has activated the emergency's operations center at Dallas City Hall.
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