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CDC Reconsiders Ebola Prevention Steps After Nurse Falls Ill

HeadlineOct 14, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is rethinking its recommended protocols for preventing the spread of Ebola after a Dallas nurse contracted the disease. The nurse has been identified as 26-year-old Nina Pham. It is still unclear how she became infected while wearing a mask and other protective gear as she treated Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of Ebola last week. The CDC has identified what it calls a “large group” of other workers involved in Duncan’s care who may be at risk.

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