WASHINGTON: A Texas health care worker has become the first person to contract Ebola on American soil, authorities confirmed Sunday, sparking jitters that safety precautions taken by medical staff could be insufficient.
Top US health officials have said a breach of protocol was to blame for the new Ebola patient -- the second person infected outside Africa and the second diagnosed in the United States.
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