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US Ebola Victim, Thomas Eric Duncan Dead
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US has died.
Thomas Eric Duncan, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, was being kept in isolation in a Dallas hospital and receiving experimental drugs. According to BBC, a statement released by Texas hospital officials, reads:
“It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 am.”
The news came shortly after US Secretary of State John Kerry urged all nations to boost their response to combat the virus.
“More countries can and must step up,” he said in a joint press conference with his British counterpart Philip Hammond.
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