Second Dallas HCW Diagnosed With Ebola

News outlets report on the diagnosis of Ebola in a second Dallas health care worker who was part of the team treating a Liberian man who died of the disease. Nina Pham, a critical care nurse who also worked on the Dallas team, was diagnosed with Ebola over the weekend.

New York Times: Ebola Test Is Positive in Second Texas Health Care Worker (Fernandez, 10/15).
NPR: Second Health Worker Tests Positive For Ebola At Dallas Hospital (Neuman, 10/15).
Reuters: Second Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola (Skinner, 10/15).
Wall Street Journal: Second Health Care Worker in Texas Tests Positive for Ebola Virus (Bustillo, 10/15).
Washington Post: Second Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola (Barbash/Phillip, 10/15).

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