Joseph Howard Meier, the emergency room physician who misdiagnosed Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola case in the U.S., has spoken out for the first time about his treatment of the patient.
Meier told The Dallas Morning News that he didn't know Duncan had a 103-degree fever, and a high fever is a symptom of Ebola. He treated Duncan for a headache and abdominal pain and diagnosed him with sinusitis. Two days later, Duncan returned to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital and was diagnosed with Ebola.
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