Sept. 30, 2014: Six years ago, Dallas avoided an Ebola pandemic. How was it different than COVID-19? - WFAA.com
When the COVID-19 outbreak started in March, many Dallas officials said the area's previous experience with the Ebola virus would help them with this new virus. It has now been six years since Dallas health officials confirmed the nation's first case of Ebola. When the COVID-19 outbreak started in March, many Dallas officials said the area's previous experience with the Ebola virus would help them with this new virus. On Sept. 30, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that "Patient 1" was positive for the Ebola virus at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and was in "strict isolation." It would later be revealed this patient was Thomas Eric Duncan. Within hours of confirmation, the CDC sent a team to Dallas. According to a 2014 CDC press release , the initial objectives were to "1) Identify potentially exposed contacts of the Ebola patient, 2) initiate monitoring of contacts, 3) review plans for tr...