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Duncan PainThomas Eric Duncan Thomas Eric Duncan First Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States Thomas Eric Duncan (December 30, 1972 – October 8, 2014) was a Liberian citizen who became the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States on September 30, 2014. Duncan, who had been visiting family in Dallas, was treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.[1][2] By October 4, his condition had deteriorated from "serious but stable" to "critical".[3] On October 8, he died of Ebola.[4] Two health care workers became infected with Ebola virus, 26-year-old nurse Nina Pham and 29-year-old nurse Amber Vinson, both of whom had taken care of him at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital (THPH). Quick facts Born, Died ... Thomas Eric Duncan Born… (Source: Wikipedia)
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