Good morning. Im martha raddatz, and as we come on the air today, we have breaking news from texas, the first possible transmission of ebola in america. A Health Care Worker who treated ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has now tested positive for the virus. That word coming just hours ago, and its raising so many questions this morning. Abcs tom llamas has the very latest. Good morning, tom. Good morning, martha. We just got new information on this case. Health officials in texas speaking just moments ago and whats most troubling, they say this Health Care Worker was wearing the full protective gear while treating mr. Duncan and still got infected. This morning, Health Officials in texas say theyre very concerned. Overnight, dangerous developments in the fight against ebola. A Health Care Worker at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital testing positive for the deadly virus. If confirmed, this would be the first person infected inside of the u. S. The patients condition is stable. A close
Doctor tom frieden of the centers for Disease Control and prevention said the nurses infection could have resulted from touching contaminated protective gear. The cdc is in the process of putting new safeguards in place to protect medical professionals and the public. They emphasized ebola will be stopped in dallas by making sure every case is promptly diagnosed. Back here in the bay area nurses on the front line say they need more training to deal with ebola. Especially after a recent scare at a South Sacramento kaiser hospital, where a patient with ebola symptoms sat in an emergency room for nearly two hours, that turned out to be a false alarm, but kron 4s will tran is in the newsroom with more on how nurses want to be better prepared. If an ebola infected patient walks into this hospital, nurses here in the bay area dont believe they have sufficient training to handle it safely. The cdc say this is a virus that is changing very quickly and they want to have the most optimal protect
The city is saying they will put new safeguards in place in dallas. As my team and emergent on the scene with the doctor on with the patient who might have ebola virus. The patient is being moved by ambulance to a hospital. Nurses on the front line caring for the sick say they need more training for ebola exposure. After a recent scare at a South Sacramento kaiser hospital, where a patient with ebola symptoms sat in an emergency room for nearly two hours, nurses gathered in oakland telling kron 4s alecia reid many of them arent prepared to treat such a case. If an ebola infected patient walks into this hospital, nurses here dont believe they have sufficient training to handle it safely. This is a virus that is changing very quickly and we want to have the most optimal protection. Caregivers that arent being adequately trained are being blamed. Were hearing that they arent following protocol, when weve been asking hospitals throughout the country for proper training. In a National Nurse
Im martha raddatz, and as we come on the air today, we have breaking news from texas, the first possible transmission of ebola in america. A Health Care Worker who treated ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has now tested positive for the virus. That word coming just hours ago, and its raising so many questions this morning. Abcs tom llamas has the very latest. Good morning, tom. Good morning, martha. We just got new information on this case. Health officials in texas speaking just moments ago and whats most troubling, they say this Health Care Worker was wearing the full protective gear while treating mr. Duncan and still got infected. This morning, Health Officials in texas say theyre very concerned. Overnight, dangerous developments in the fight against ebola. A Health Care Worker at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital testing positive for the deadly virus. If confirmed, this would be the first person infected inside of the u. S. The patients condition is stable. A close contact has al
Announcer from abc news, this week with George Stephanopoulos begins now. Good morning. Im martha raddatz. And as we come on the air today, we have breaking news from texas, the first possible transmission of ebola in america. A Health Care Worker who treated ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has now tested positive for the virus. That word coming just hours ago and its raising so many questions this morning. Abcs thom lamas has the very latest. Good morning, tom. Good morning, martha. We just got new information on this case. Health officials in texas speaking just moments ago and whats most troubling, they say this Health Care Worker was wearing the full protective gear while treating mr. Duncan and till got infected. This morning, Health Officials in texas say theyre very concerned. Overnight, dangerous developments in the fight against ebola. A Health Care Worker at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital testing positive for the deadly virus. If confirmed this would be the first person