Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient who made his way to the U.S. has taken a turn for the worse according to the Dallas hospital that has been treating him.
Duncan is in currently in critical condition at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. A spokesperson for the hospital said, “Mr. Duncan is in critical condition.”
Duncan traveled from disease-ravaged Liberia to Dallas last month before he began showing symptoms of the disease. He was treated and released from the hospital before returning two days later in an ambulance. Duncan was later diagnosed with Ebola. h/t mashable
Hospital reps provided no further details about his condition.
Meanwhile, CDC officials in Newark NJ have quarantined United Flight 998 and are currently screening passengers Saturday afternoon after several travelers exhibited signs of Ebola.
The United flight, emanating from Brussels, landed at Newark Airport and is believed to have transported sick passengers from Liberia.
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