A Dallas hospital has isolated a patient to be tested for the deadly Ebola virus, hospital officials confirmed Monday.
In a statement, representatives for the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said that the patient's symptoms and recent travel history indicated he or she may be infected, and that preliminary test results are expected Tuesday.
'The hospital is following all Centers for Disease Control and Texas Department of Heath recommendations to ensure the safety of patients, hospital staff, volunteers, physicians and visitors,' hospital spokesman Stephen O'Brien said in a statement.
Since March, more than 6,500 people in West Africa have contracted Ebola, and more than 3,000 people have died, according to the World Health Organization, making this the largest and deadliest outbreak of the disease in history.
The virus spreads through contact with bodily fluids and is not airborne, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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