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According to a statement from the City of Frisco, the patient claims to have had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, referred to as Dallas 'patient zero.'
The Frisco patient has been identified as a Dallas County deputy Michael Monnig, who was not one of the 48 people being monitored by federal, state and local health officials because he never had direct contact with the patient. Monnig did enter the apartment where Duncan stayed after Duncan had been admitted to the hospital.
The call came in shortly after noon from Care Now, 301 W. Main Street, where the patient was "exhibiting signs and symptoms of Ebola."
CBS 11 has confirmed with Care Now that the facility is in contact with the Centers for Disease Control and is holding everyone in the facility until receiving clearance from the CDC. The patient has been transported to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital by Frisco firefighter-paramedics, the same hospital where Duncan, the first patient to be diagnosed with the virus on American soil, was admitted. Duncan died earlier today, after spending more than 10 days in isolation at that hospital.
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas confirmed the patient's arrival to the Emergency Room in statement, which reads in part, "Right now, there are more questions than answers about this case. Our professional staff of nurses and doctors is prepared to examine the patient, discuss any findings with appropriate agencies and officials. We are on alert with precautions and systems in place." The hospital is still admitting and caring for other patients at this time.
The Dallas County Sheriff's Office said the deputy "expressed concern and we directed that deputy to the Dallas County Health & Human Services for care." According to CBS 11's Andrea Lucia, Monnig's children said he woke up this morning feeling sore and a little nauseated. He went to clinic as a precaution. Other sources say Monnig was complaining of "stomach issues."
Meanwhile, first responders are also examining clinical staff and other patients at the Care Now facility. It is unknown how many other people may have been exposed to the patient.
so it's NOT airborne and it's NOT even supposed to be able to live on surfaces that long. Yet we have someone where all he did was go into a place that had been cleaned up from an Ebola victim and all of sudden, less than two weeks later and well within the estimated incubation period, he complains of stomach issues and nausea?
And we are supposed to trust the words of the CDC because... of... reasons?