Dallas sheriff's deputy who went inside Ebola victim's apartment rushed to hospital

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A Dallas County sheriff's deputy who went inside the Dallas Ebola victim's apartment last week without protective gear was transported from an urgent care center in Frisco to the Texas Presbyterian Hosptial Wednesday.

The patient, Sgt. Michael Monning, went to the Frisco healthcare facility as a precaution after feeling stomach pain and fatigue, his son told the Dallas Morning News.

Frisco Fire Chief Mark Piland said in a Wednesday afternoon press conference that Monning exhibited enough symptoms during an examination at a CareNow hospital in Frisco to raise concern, but is being treated as a "low risk case."

Piland said Monnig is not considered one of the 48 people currently being monitored for Ebola symptoms after some form of contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was being treated and died Wednesday morning from the virus.

The patient was transported from the CareNow hospital in Frisco to the Texas Presbyterian Hospital Wednesday afternoon in Dallas, where Duncan was receiving treatment.

Piland said the deputy was inside the apartment last week and had contact with Duncan's family but did not have direct contact with Duncan.

According to WFAA, Monning entered Duncan's apartment last week without protective gear. Monning was accompanied by four other deputies and county health officials Zachary Thompson and Christopher Perkins, according to KXAS-TV.

An SUV confined in the CareNow hospital parking lot is registered to the Dallas County sheriff's deputy who went inside Duncan's apartment last week, according to WFAA. The patient arrived at the Frisco facility just after noon Wednesday.

Just after 2 p.m., the patient, wearing a surgical mask and plastic head covering, walked out of the Frisco facility and into an ambulance, which was covered in plastic, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The Department of State Health Services said the deputy is not among the 48 people under close monitoring for the virus, according to the Dallas Morning News.

“We understand that anyone near the Dallas response will be very concerned about any health issues they experience, and we want them to report those issues so we can check them out quickly,” the state agency said in a statement.

The Texas Health Presbyterian hospital released the following statement:

"Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas can confirm today that a patient has been admitted to the Emergency Room after reporting possible exposure to the Ebola virus. 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. At the same time, we are caring for routine cases which are completely separate in operations."

Staff writer Joshua Fechter contributed to this report.

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