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Q&A about care of Dallas Ebola patient who died

By Charlotte Observer / Associated Press  
   October 28, 2014

Of the nine people who have been treated for Ebola in the United States, only one has died. Family members of Thomas Eric Duncan, who was diagnosed with the virus in Dallas after arriving from Liberia, say he did not get all the help they wanted before he died Oct. 8. They now question why his care was different in some ways than that of other patients treated in the U.S. Here are some of the questions raised about his care and answers from health officials. Q: How quickly was Duncan diagnosed? A: Duncan was misdiagnosed with a sinus infection after first arriving at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas on Sept. 25.

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