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First Ebola Virus Disease case confirmed in America
Pretoria – The first imported case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the United States has been confirmed. On 30 September, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) was informed of the first confirmed case in America. “The case is an adult with recent travel history to West Africa who developed symptoms compatible with Ebola on 24 September 2014, approximately 4 days after arriving in the United States on 20 September 2014,” WHO said in a statement. “The …