Officials in Texas are urging members of the public not to panic after a healthcare worker in Dallas tested positive for Ebola.
The worker has not been identified, but the new patient was part of the medical team treating a Liberian who last week became the first person to die of Ebola in the US.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Dr. Dan Varga of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital says attempts are now underway to find people who came into contact with the new patient.
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The mayor of Dallas is Mike Rawlings.
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An investigation is underway to determine how the healthcare worker was infected with Ebola.
Dr. Anthony Fauci with America's National Institutes for Health told ABC News a mistake may have been made in the way in which healthcare workers in the Texas hospital protected themselves.
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