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U.S. |Texas Health Worker Tests Positive for Ebola

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DALLAS â€” A health care worker here who helped treat the Liberian man who died of Ebola last week has tested positive for the disease in a preliminary test, state health officials said Sunday.

If the preliminary results are confirmed, it would be the first time that Ebola has been transmitted within the United States.

â€œWe knew a second case could be a reality, and weâ€™ve been preparing for this possibility,â€ said Dr. David Lakey, the Texas health commissioner. â€œWe are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread.â€

The worker, who was not identified, was an employee of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. The person reported a low grade fever Friday night and was isolated and referred for testing. Officials interviewed the worker and were identifying â€œany contacts or potential exposures,â€ the statement read.

The preliminary test was done at the state public-health lab in Austin and the positive result was received late Saturday, officials said. Other tests will be done by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.