Patient claims to have had contact with Dallas 'patient zero'

The ABC station in Dallas is reporting a second possible Ebola patient.The station said crews are preparing to transport a patient with signs and symptoms of Ebola from a Frisco health facility. The patient was identified as a Dallas area deputy who went into Thomas Eric Duncan's apartment with county health officials without protective gear.Authorities said the deputy was ordered to go inside the apartment to get a quarantine order signed.Related: Common Ebola myths"The patient claims to have had contact with the Dallas 'patient zero,'" according to a statement from Dana Baird-Hanks, a spokeswoman with the city of Frisco.The deputy reported having stomach issues, according to WFAA.Related: What to know about EbolaPatients at the facility are being held there while health officials respond to the patient.

The ABC station in Dallas is reporting a second possible Ebola patient.

The station said crews are preparing to transport a patient with signs and symptoms of Ebola from a Frisco health facility. The patient was identified as a Dallas area deputy who went into Thomas Eric Duncan's apartment with county health officials without protective gear.


Authorities said the deputy was ordered to go inside the apartment to get a quarantine order signed.

Related: Common Ebola myths

"The patient claims to have had contact with the Dallas 'patient zero,'" according to a statement from Dana Baird-Hanks, a spokeswoman with the city of Frisco.

The deputy reported having stomach issues, according to WFAA.

Related: What to know about Ebola

Patients at the facility are being held there while health officials respond to the patient.