Amber Vinson, one of nine Ebola patients to be treated in the United States, was released from Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on Tuesday, October 28 -- two weeks after she was hospitalized in Dallas and 13 days after she was transferred to Emory. Vinson was one of two nurses diagnosed with Ebola after treating Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas.
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Amber Vinson, one of nine Ebola patients to be treated in the United States, was released from Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on Tuesday, October 28 -- two weeks after she was hospitalized in Dallas and 13 days after she was transferred to Emory. Vinson was one of two nurses diagnosed with Ebola after treating Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas.
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Nina Pham is a nurse and Vinson's colleague at a Dallas hospital. Both Pham and Vinson treated Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas. Pham tested positive for Ebola on October 11, three days before Vinson. She eventually was treated at a National Institutes of Health facility in Maryland, which declared her Ebola-free on October 24.
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Nina Pham is a nurse and Vinson's colleague at a Dallas hospital. Both Pham and Vinson treated Thomas Eric Duncan in Dallas. Pham tested positive for Ebola on October 11, three days before Vinson. She eventually was treated at a National Institutes of Health facility in Maryland, which declared her Ebola-free on October 24.
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Thomas Eric Duncan was a Liberian resident who flew to Dallas to visit family and friends in September. He became ill after the flight and was hospitalized on September 28, becoming the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States. He died on October 8.
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Thomas Eric Duncan was a Liberian resident who flew to Dallas to visit family and friends in September. He became ill after the flight and was hospitalized on September 28, becoming the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States. He died on October 8.
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Dr. Craig Spencer tested positive for Ebola at a New York City hospital on October 23, days after returning from Guinea, where he treated Ebola patients. He is being treated at Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital.
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Dr. Craig Spencer tested positive for Ebola at a New York City hospital on October 23, days after returning from Guinea, where he treated Ebola patients. He is being treated at Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital.
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American Ashoka Mukpo is a freelance cameraman who was working for NBC News in Liberia when he became ill with Ebola symptoms. He was flown to the Nebraska Medical Center on October 6, and he was declared Ebola-free on October 21.
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American Ashoka Mukpo is a freelance cameraman who was working for NBC News in Liberia when he became ill with Ebola symptoms. He was flown to the Nebraska Medical Center on October 6, and he was declared Ebola-free on October 21.
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A male health care worker who was infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone was flown to the United States, arriving at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on September 9. The hospital declined to name him, citing his desire to be anonymous. The hospital said on October 20 that he had been released.
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A male health care worker who was infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone was flown to the United States, arriving at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on September 9. The hospital declined to name him, citing his desire to be anonymous. The hospital said on October 20 that he had been released.
Dr. Rick Sacra was delivering babies in a hospital in Liberia when he contracted Ebola. He tested positive in Liberia on September 1 and was eventually flown to the United States, where he became the first Ebola patient to be treated at the Nebraska Medical Center's biocontainment unit. He was declared Ebola-free on September 25.
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Dr. Rick Sacra was delivering babies in a hospital in Liberia when he contracted Ebola. He tested positive in Liberia on September 1 and was eventually flown to the United States, where he became the first Ebola patient to be treated at the Nebraska Medical Center's biocontainment unit. He was declared Ebola-free on September 25.
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Nancy Writebol, an American missionary, tested positive for Ebola in Liberia in July. She was flown to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital, arriving on August 6, and she was released on August 19.
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Nancy Writebol, an American missionary, tested positive for Ebola in Liberia in July. She was flown to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital, arriving on August 6, and she was released on August 19.
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Dr. Kent Brantly contracted Ebola while working as the medical director for Samaritan's Purse Ebola Care Center in Monrovia, Liberia, in July. He was the first person to be treated with the experimental drug ZMapp and was the first patient to be brought to the United States. Treatment at Emory started on August 2, and he was released on August 21.
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Dr. Kent Brantly contracted Ebola while working as the medical director for Samaritan's Purse Ebola Care Center in Monrovia, Liberia, in July. He was the first person to be treated with the experimental drug ZMapp and was the first patient to be brought to the United States. Treatment at Emory started on August 2, and he was released on August 21.
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