Dallas Ebola death raises concern about treatment delay

By Todd Ackerman

October 8, 2014 | Updated: October 9, 2014 2:57pm

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DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 08: A possible Ebola patient is brought to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on October 8, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Thomas Eric Duncan, the first confirmed Ebola virus patient in the U.S., died earlier today.

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DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 08: A possible Ebola patient is brought to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on October 8, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. 

By Todd Ackerman

October 8, 2014 | Updated: October 9, 2014 2:57pm

The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died from the disease Wednesday, renewing concerns that his chance of survival might have been affected by a Dallas hospital's initial decision not to admit him for care.

Todd Ackerman

Todd Ackerman

Medical Reporter, Houston Chronicle

Todd Ackerman

Todd Ackerman

Medical Reporter, Houston Chronicle

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