Liberian, Thomas Eric Duncan (pictured) was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, Texas after arriving the country on September 20 (Telegraph UK) |
Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who tested positive for Ebola on US soil becoming the country’s first case, has died. Duncan reportedly succumbed to the disease on Wednesday, October 8 after
his condition deteriorated and he had to be put on a ventilator and a
kidney dialysis machine.
Reuters reported via Twitter that a spokesperson for the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital confirmed the Liberian's death.
Duncan
was diagnosed with Ebola on September 30 after arriving Dallas, Texas
on September 20. He was said to have entered into critical condition on
October 4 before passing on today.
The deceased initially went to the hospital when he became
symptomatic but was sent away with just antibiotics despite stating that
he had been to disease-ravaged Liberia.
Duncan is the first person to die of Ebola in the US.
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